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THE 

BOOK OF THREE 

STATES 



NOTABLE MEN 
OF MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS 

TENNESSEE 



COMMP'.RCIAL APPEAL PUBLISHING CO. 

MEMPHIS, 'I'KNNESSEE 

19 14 



"II n in: 



5. C. TOOF a CO MEMPHIS 



Uttf.' 



INTRODUCTORY 




HE ( 'oiiiiiicrcial Ai)|)('al has taken every precaution to 
IiaAc tlie facts hi this volume correct in every detail 
and tile photoyrajilis of recent dale. The work will 
])rove the ready reference book of the artist, writer, and 
newspaper editor. 

The thoughtful reader in jirivate life will scarcely 
fail to discover in these sketches the .secret of success. The men 
herein sketched lived under varied circumstances and won their 
honors in diverse spheres. They are notahle examples of the type 
of men who have lent their force, and capital, or hoth. lo the ujj- 
buildiiii)- of their city or community. Many of these fouiihl through 
the Civil War, and aided materially in the solution of [hv vexing 
prohleiii which faced the South, wlu-n the hres of the Confederacy 
were smouldering and Reconstruction was the only hope of the 
shattered Army in (iray, while otiiers of more recent arrival. ]\Iis- 
sissijipi, Arkansas and Tennessee are glad lo numhi'r among theii- 
honored sons. 

Here will also he found in correct form, tlu^ basic facts regarding 
men and communities, comiiiercial institulions of note, and sub- 
stantial achievement, as well as younger men whose careers are 
certain, yet still in the making, together with half-tones from latest 
])liolograplis of the above. 

The ^lemorial S(>ction is the minor in the music giving cadence 
to the song — a tribute to tiiose who ha\'e g(me before, whose works 
live after them — whose footstej)s have indeed left iini)rinls on the 
Sands of time. 




? ,«^ "l" CRAWFORD— President Commercial Publishing Co., and one of the best linown men in public lite in this section of the 
country. Mr Crawford was born in Vicksburg. Miss., November 1. 1844. He received his education in VicksburK, Miss., later at Madison ColleKe 
Miss and Western Military Institute, Nashville, Tenn. Entered commercial life in the colton world 186.5: appointed chairman Board of Res ' 
islratlon SWin^; served a.s private Company A, 4th Tennessee Infantry, Strahl's Briuade, Cheatham's Division, Army of Tennessee: entered 
aimy in 1861 ; paroled 186d : elected president of Memphis Colton E.NchanKe in 1885 and 1886: President of Commercial PublishinE Co 1880 
is Uirector or Manhattan Savinus Bank & Trust Co.: Director Phoeni.x Fire Insurance Co., and President Merchant's Cotton Press & Storaue 
Co., in 11)08 : former member of Arm of W. B. Galbreath & Co.: also former member of Mallory. Crawford & Co. Democrat. Has never 
accepted politlca or public otfice. Is member of Busine.ss Men's Club, Country Club and Tennessee Club, of Memphis. Is also a member of 
i^piscopal Church. 




„- ."''i^t" H^S— Secrelary iind Business Manager Commercial Appeal, who has devoted the Krealer iiai't of his life to the uubuildine of the 
trreat da.ly. Every hmK else has been subservient to that, and his xvork has told so effectively that odav he Lis no sunerii/, as • Lsineb 
manaKer. not only ,n the South, but n the country. Mr. Hays was born in Memphis. Tenn.. December 27 1857 He k essentially a home man 
am lamonK other bessmRS enjoys his beautiful home on South McLean Boulevard, where, with his »"ife formerlVMfsrMinnie BolsU^r and 
ch Idren he .s enabled at the close of each day. to drop the cares of the otfice. and to know the st,"nKthen[nT influence of an ideal home 
■?1 tract onsTr'h,^"'' h'""^''" ■''•""■,''''1 '""f" '^e r.'^'^"" "f t^'" """ -^ffo'-t- Honors have come to him. aM unLouKh" for"he lit^eliRh has no 
derful "uccessfJiife " ^""''' ""'' *"" ''"'"""''= '" ^'^ ''^"'^'"'" """ ""■"' >""* '•""'"^'' '" "" ex, eed.n.^ly' happy honTe and a won- 




CHARLES P. J. MOONEY— ManaKinK Editor of The Commercial Appeal. Born in HardsUnvn Junction, BiiUi'.t Couniy, Kentucky 
hoptcmher 15, 186,->. Educated in the public schools and St. Mary's Collece, Kentucky, irraduatins: June IT. 1886, with the .leg.-ecs o;' A B 
and U. S. Before nomn to colleKe Mr. Mooney learned lelerfraphin,?. After jtraduatinK he ens-iiKed in educational work in Kent.icky. Went to 
f'"'L IvT • '^';'"'"?»*'' m 1888. Came to Memphis in 1890. Report-^r on the old Avalanche. Reporter, city editor and then manaKinK editor 
of the News Scimitar In 18116 came to The Commercial Appeal as manatrinK editor. Remained with that paper until 19112. In New York 
City was manaKinK editor of the New York Daily News for Frank A. Munsey, then manaKinK editor and editorial writer on the New York 
American tor W . R. Hearst. Went to ChicaKo for Mr. Hearst and was for three years manaKinK editor of the ChicaKo Examiner. Returned 
to Memphis in Ums and has since been manaKinK editor of The Commercial Appeal. Mr. Mooney is a member of the Kniphts of Pythias 
Woodmen. Chickasaw, Tennessee and Business Men's Club. He is a Democrat. Is a stockholder in the Commercial Publishin-; Company 
and owns a farm in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Since returnini; to Memphis from the north Mr. Mooney's efforts as an editor have been to 
turn the attention of the public away from politics to education and scientific aKriculture and to the Keneral development of the material 
resources of the South. He is on the hoard of trustees of Bolton ColleKe and the Wm. R. Mnore School of TechnoloKy In June I8')l Mr 
Mooney married Miss Corinne G'Sell O'Connor, born in Carondelct, Missouri. With their three children they now reside at 1692 Monroe 
Avenue. Memphis, Tennessee. 




^u- r 1 .'-Ll^t t. WRIfiHT AlU.riuy. i;>n. Wrinht was born in the State of Tennessee, in 18-16. A son of Archibald Wright who was 
Chief Justice of lennessec. Received LL.D. from Hamilton ColleKe in 1903. Married a dauirhter of Admiral Raphael Semmes of the Con- 
lederate htates Navy. Gen. WriKht is a member of the Memphis bar. and for eicht years was Attorney-General. He had three .sons in active 
service m the Spanish-American War. From UMlll to 11104. Gen. WriKht was a member of the United States Philippine Commission and Presi- 
Mml "K,." Commission 11)03 4. Was appointed Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands in 11)04. and later appointed Governor-General until 
.Mlb. Was American Ambassador to Japan li)06 7, when he resigned. He was appointed by President Roosevelt Secretary of War 



July 1st, 



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chie^; M^f?,^e^h^frnn-R'" ,'"t '^'"i'P ^"'"^' '''^^, ''"'■" ''•' '"• '''^l' '" Nelscn Ccunly. Kentucky, anj was educaleJ 

March' /ix^-' hr^V^.iHM' 1'"''»t°yi"' ^y, «<= came lo Tennessee in ISll). and as early as 1850 lo Brownsville. Tenn., where on 
'.v M,: ^.,^.^J";L^.f.'t ^"/".^ "»>■• ^^1?"„.""» h.s _devv,ted wife until her death on October 23, 1911(1. In .June. 8.5T. M-. Read was 



teeners of cotton in ihe city of Memphis, approx- 



L"lmu?'!/ve„5^'h '^l''''"'' ■«'^'^"^'"' °r.>he firm of Stratton. McDavitt & Co.. to move"to"" Memphirind'take charse of their office and within 
11^ V 1 >'™r he became a partner in said firm. As cotton factors, they were the largest ' oi men onice. and w.thm 

imalely about forty thousand hales per ~. .. 

of cotton betame impossible and then 

.\uKust 23, 1869. Mr. Read was elected „.,.^. . 

of May. 19116. said bank having been consolidated with the Tennessee Trust Company, became the Union ApianTers Bank & Trust Company 

Read was elected president, and still retains that office. 



In .January, 1897, ten years 



per annum. That firm continued in business until durinjr the War of the States, when the movements 
en discontinued. On the orK'ani.alion of the Union & Planters Bank, which commenced business on 
led Us cashier, and has been the chief manairinj; officer of that bank from ihen unal now On the first 



prior to the consolidation, Mr. 



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SAMl EI, L. CALHOUN -Insurance. Was boin in Owensboro, Ky.. Si'ptembcT S. 1868. As a boy hc' bucaini' miUtusIlJ in politics and at 
the awe of fourli'fn maile several public speeches ailvocatinK the candidacy for Constress of Capt. Wm. EIIi.s. in the O.vensboro District. Hav- 
ing received a complete leKal training under the late Prof. Carrett of Princeton University, he beKan in 1888 the practice of law in Owensboro. 
In 18il4 he went to New York and later to Boston to do special advertisinf: work, returninK in 181)6 to assist the Republican Conrressional 
and Presidential tandidates in Kentucky. After .several years with Koley & Co.. of Chicago, during which he visited every large city in the 
United Stales, making a study of financial and civic conditiims with a view to selecting a permanent home, he became General Agent at Evans 
yille. Ind.. tor the State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester. Mass. He became prominently identified with the political life of 
Indiana, but ui)on the advice of .Senator Hanna. refused the nomination for Congress to succeed Hon. James Hemingway, and in February. 
IIKM. moved to Memphis. Tenn. He has since been General Agent and Financial Representative of the State Mutual in Tennessee, has for 
■' """V.'^"'' "f years been that company's largest individual producer, and rciiresenting his company has financed local institutions to the extent 
of millions of dollars. He is president of the HlufT City Republican Club and ranks as Brigadier-Oeneral on the staff of Gov. Hooper, whose 
local campaigns he managed in I'JllI and 11112. He is a member of several Memphis clubs and is an enthusiast concerning the future of Memphis 
and the Central South. 



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WILLIAM HORATIO BATES Business man. Mr. Bates was born near Ml. Pleasant. Iowa. October 24. IMll. .^ifter attending private 
and public schools of that place and Ft. Madison. Iowa. Mr. Bates, yet in early boyhood, worked at odd limes at the trade of a printer, his 
father I Daniel Bates i beini; the editor and founder of the Christian EvanKelist. now published in St. Louis. He came to Memphis in October. 1863, 
from Mis.souri. He at once secured employment as a printer and worked at various times as journeyman printer or foreman on all the old - 
time Memiihis newspapers. Al dilTerenl times he was on the ArKUS. the Bulletin, the Appeal and the Avalanche. His cai>ability in his occu- 
pation was recoKnized by the officers of the old Memphis & Charleston Railway Co.. and he was for some years in entire charKC of the print- 
ing and stationery department of that railroad. In September, 1876, Mr. Bates became a member of the firm of S. C. Toof & Co.. and has 
been with that company ever since, sharinir its successes and contributing his full share to the development of the busine.ss. Mr. Bates, in 
1878-18751, was a member of the old Memphis City Council. In May. 111(13. Mr. Bates was unanimously selected by both boards of the City of 
Memphis, Chairman of the Memphis Artesian Water Department Board when the city first bouKht the plant, and which position he tilled for 
four years. He is a member and Treasurer of the DeSoto Lodire of Masons, a member of the Scottish Rite bodies, the Tennessee Club and 
the Memphis Country Club. He is al.so a ccmsistent member and an elder of the Linden .■\venue Christian Church of Memphis. He is now 
the i>resident of S. C. Toof & Co., printers and lithoKraphers, one of the leading houses of its kind in the South. 



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man"l^';" „''«."yi^h'',^'i.''"™ If LrmonV Gak'^rf^ "J' >-""Ps in .he S,.u.h : hi., business career be«an 

became its master. His honesty of ,w»ose his r.dplhv Ms fn7^ ^ ^ worker and a clo.se student of his chosen business, he soon 

the Lemmon & Gale Company and wHh th^ n„1,l i. H h '="">'"'""» >'/"•«' ''I=>™1 him in the hlKh position which he now occupies wi h 
integrity is un„uestiona"bT hTs p™n;Le'fulmi^"'n" H"^s'"'^,..':,'i"'.™?''.l ^I.":,''^ LY.■!^'''2.";5^'^?_ "' /■:L^"''^.--«»V and commercially. His 



hnancial and business conditions of the country and a tho 



■ouirh dry nootU 



own affairs 
man. 



-a fluent conversationalist ; well versed in the political. 



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BENNETT GREAVES HENNING — Physician and planter. Was horn in Durhjimville. Tenn.. on October 16. 1849. He was educated 
at Judse Ryers" Hiph School in CovinRton. Tenn., JetTerson Medical Colle.ire, Philadelphia. Pa., and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New 
York, receiving from the last the dejrree of M. D. After a year in the New York hospitals he came t<» Memphis in 1871 and at once 
lu'came idenlifie<l as a teacher with the Memjihis Medical CoIleKe, then at the corner of Exchantje and Front Streets. In 1872 he went to 
Kurope for a year of stiicJy in London, France and Germany, from which he returned to Memphis, where he has since practiced his profes- 
sion. When the Memphis Hospital Medical College was opened in 1S7H Dr. Henninjr hecnme one of the instructors and continued as such until 1912, 
occujjyinK the chairs of Anatomy, Materia Medica. Surpery and Practice of Medicine. He has been president of the Shelby County Medical 
Society and is a member of Tennessee, West Tennessee and Tri-State Medicjil Societies, the Mississippi Valley Medical Association, and the 
American Medical Association. For thirty years he has been local surgeon of the h. & N. Ry. He was a member of the Upper Board of 
Police and Fire Commissioners of Memphis from November, 11104, to December 31. liHiM ; is vice-president of the Commonwealth Trust 
Co., a director of the Commercial Trust & Savinvrs Bank, president of the Webster Warnock Chemical Co.. Memphis; president of the 
Beech Creek Coat Mining Co. of Western Kentucky, and a director of the South Memphis Brick Co.. the Clover Farm Dairy Co. and the 
the Lawo Coal Co. He owns and operates a farm of ten thousand acres in Lauderdale County. Tenn. For twenty- five years he has been 
a trustee of the First Methodist Church of Memphis. He is a Mason and a member of the I. O. O. F., the Business Men's Club and the 
Menashn Outing Club. 



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and in ,S75 be.,u, hi. hu^ine.s-r^^.J":^k ^"1 'm^l 'L^r^Jl, ^sj^' h^" J^^ V^" '."' ^««'- "^ -'"' educated J„ .he public schools 



became connected with 
to the Cashier 



CYRUS GARNSEY. JR. B 

inri iviib n i. ""'"' "* •'^''^rii •"," small bankrTn"l880'hV'moved "west' and after three years in theoffYce'of a rolling mill 
led «,th an '™%™""™ ">. ^leve and. Ohm. He severed his connection with that company in 188.^ ,„ become Chie^cTe k 
t Rirmin.VhV™ aP %-\!' •*»"'>;?> '" Kansas City, and one year later was made .Auditor of the K. C. M. & U. Railway with 
Gaifowa;" CoaT Co ^nd ^h P ,, T ^'"''^""^"^ held until 1899, ^vhen he came to Memphis to assume the General ManaKership of the 

Chocta"/coa?& MintnK Co H^i' prominent ri.Pen.ifi"; ",b"" ^'VT'' '«=";«?"■'""' Trepurer of these companies, and is pLident of Kl 
State Na,i,?nal Bank Tnd Vic" Pres'SZ of the Une^^ institutions in Memphis, ha.s been active Vic<^Presiden. of .he 

Memphis Country Club * 'ei^i ""esiaent of the United States Trust & SavinKs Bank. He is a member of the Business Men's Club and the 



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,.-.ti„n'^,y Ph*?!^'' ?^^''^'"I1P „I"li>->i'cian and Sursenn. Was born in Memphis. Tenn., on October Ic 
(.it.,.n at Phillips Exeter. N. H.^ Rraduated from the Memphis Hospital Medical ColleKe in 1900, 

Yor]i in 1902, and has since taken post-sraduate work in ChicaKo. New York 



CoUoKf of Physicians and Surireons in New 



1875. He received his preliminary edu- 

Kraduated from the Columbia University 

'"'"' *"' " ■ Enpiand, Ge 




Mississippi Valley and American Mediclir Associi^Vii^ i^e'l^femphirCoum;^'^!:;^'^!'^;!;? wlSa^Sut^ clSl^ 



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ClubTnd .rwaponoca HuntinK Club "**'"''•"'• "^ '" ''''° " """"''^■- <>' P^^'""'*^ Lodge No. 39. K. of P.. of the Tennessee Club, the Country 



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ANDREW 

City School 
life to the 



r rA; KINCANNON, LL.D. Superintendent Memphis City Schools. On June a, 1!1I4, Andrew A Kincai 
Is of Memphis. havmK resinned the Chancellorship of the University of Mississippi to accept same Dr Kii 
,'' HiK^^Schoof ihen "'"."'"■''.''' !"'5.' "-' ^'''""''^: S™"*.? Roads, where General Forrest foueht his famous batt 

where he remained for 

? president of the Indus 

his success having been very marked. 



1!1I4. Andrew A. Kincannon took charKe of the 
to accept same. Dr. Kincannon has devoted his 

Mwtiicoivin! w:,..k c„i I .u --- ~-^... ...^. .-. vv^ ^'"''.'^ »vw«u!>. >Micn; ueiierui rurrest foupht his famous battle, then in the Verona 

Mississippi HlKh School, then as Assistant Professor of Enslish in the A. & M. Collepre. In 1886 he had charge of the Meridian Public 

;„ he o;.," ■^/TJi"''? i"'' ""Vl" '?" ^™'""'- ■" '»•'" "e was elected State Superintendent of Education of Mississippi and laterrefiKned 

to become president of the Industrial Institute and ColleKe at Columbus. Mississippi. In 1907 he became Chancellor of the tJniversitv n? Mis 

ti''ik"w„r'k Tn'^Mf •"':'"'"• ^1r" n ■■?■ '""•■■'""il.- ""A" " fi™ '"=''''^-'^'- *" '*»> "«""'■ Sy»lem as a meaTs of student g„vern„,en,Ts'^^ 

Build n« Library Ha f Power Pla^'n:;,','?; ^tb'"'''"''' "J^"" '"'"' "^^ ^"""^ System a Student Self-help Bureau.^Gordon Hall, the Peaboiy 

fr"ends''prei?ct will prove equri^^^^^ Pharmacy Department, and numerous other improvements. His administration in Memphis, his 



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ENSIGN JOSEPH MASON DEEM, 



represents the «tate nf Tonn«..«n„"nrT„,:,V "f '^*'™l'';f ■ Tennessee, leeeive.l his apix.intniei.t from Senator Frayser to the U. S. Naval Academy, and 
AftJ",- „ 1^ 1 •■ .u I '-""e^see at larKe. Youhk Deem entered the Naval Academy n Ju y, l:)0.->. at the aite of sixteen years and seven months 
ihelon "f th"1ate'crrXs„TMHtrh''"'''n "' " '■- "ff'*--.. he, K™'l>u,ted with credit in'tiM.. several moMhs bXe he became of"^" He fs 
»on ol tne iate (.apt. Ma.son Matthew Deem, of West VirKlnia. and Stella Specht Deem, of Memphis, Tennessee "" 
John Deern and Catherine Deem, of West VirKinia. His maternal Krandparen • - 

„h™..„,A i . , .r .,';"*-'" >■"""»-' in years. Ensign Deem has already made his mark. 

.^ubmarine. ocated near Manilla. Philippine Islands, he tried 
U. C. Herald of AuKust 8th. lilU. has this 
performed the hitherto unheard- 
He demonstrated that 
been so injured 
described 



parents were Col. _ 

of Memphis. Tennessee, 



It was 
to render it impossible to r 
in the WashinKton Herald uuoted ab 
the handling- i>f disabled submarines. It was a brave d< 
.vho no di>wn to the sea in ships, but to th< 
submarine CI, in June, liUI. He was also l 
June 111. liUl. Conttressman MeKcllar made the presentatVon 
Meniiihis anil the State of Tennessee at large. 



His paternal Krand- 

irents beinK Joseph and Linda Yarbra Specht, 

While a midshipman in charKe of a 

some c.xperiments of Kreat value, and succeeded so well the WashinKton, 

"9 »»>■ °f "'!",: "Midshipman Deem, of Memphis. Tennessee, in command of the U. S, S. Shark. 

1 teat of entcrinK from without a submarine vessel when submerKed and restinK on the bottom of the ocean. 

practical to carry in food, compressed air in flagons, and if necessary, skilled workmen, to a ves.sel that had 

her. savinit vessel and crew." Limited space prevents here a description of the heroic act 

huirice It to say that the deed has minimized a danirer always feared, and revolutionized 

d. bravely done, anil one that will prove of incalculable benefit, not only to the men 

t are now bcmK trained to ko up into it from them. Ensicn Deem was t-iven command of 

resented with a handsome sword by the Business Men's Club, of Memiihis, Tenn.. in recoKnition of 

in Ihe Army and Navy Club of WashinKton. KivinK the sword for the citv of 



tha 



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A. M. HKISKMAN 

IStJl. Ills entir 



sidint \Vm. It. .\l,„,ii. Dry Goud.s 
has been one of marked 



historic old town of New Orleans, La., 




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HUGH I). TOMLINSON Merchant, Planter. There is no man more popular than Mr. Tomlinson in the entire Delta. Genial, whole- 
souled, successful, yet ever ready to lend a hand, he has led a life that has indelibly left its imprint for pood alonp the way, and now, in 
the prime of his days, he stands a leader of men. All unsoujrht. honors have come to him. Fortune has ever smiled upon him, and Charity's 
knock has never failed to open his door. Horn in Dover, Tennessee. April 1!), IKf)^). and educated in the public schools of Tennessee, he com- 
mercially, was first interesteti in Memphis, comintf there in ISTil. His first venture into the business world was in clerical work, on one ot 
the Lee Line boats. In 1883 he was hapi)ily married to Miss Mary Matthews, of Osceola. Ark. He soon moved his business interests where 
his home ties already were, and benan the fascinatinjr life of a Southern planter. Later he was elected Clerk of Circuit Court of Mississippi 
County. Ark., holding this office for six years. Now resides on his plantation at Hutler, Ark. He is a prominent member of the Business 
Men's Club of Osceola. Ark.. Tennessee and Chickasaw Clubs of Memphis. The career of Mr. Tomlinson is an illustration of the immense 
possibility which intricate business life of a city offers to the youth from the small town, who comes to the metropolis with a willinnness to 
work and an eye for the recognition of ojjportunity. Ability for organization, concentration of endeavors until success is won. and readiness 
to concede to others the full measure of their worth are qualities which have been the basis for the buildin^r of his hi^h business status. A 
sympathetic interest in his brother man. especially the unfortunate, the weak, the jioor, and the oppressed, has occupied a larne part of Mr. 
Tomlinson's private life. He has also always ha<t a irreat interest in civic affairs, and haa been larjrely instrumental in oblaininwr the splendid 
results of the labors of the St. Francis Levee Board, acting; as its secretary for four years, and chairman of its advisory boar<l for ei^ht years. 



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^£"3S"%/^ ^:;jrt=f'r^;i/:;? R"j^.'iii;»:!i\^n3^i£;;i^r ^s'T'i^.'^^n^.^j^ T^;!r^oJ.i''M^; 



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WrtroLf in Junri^'l"".'"T'-''''^',"K''r'^"''''J" ^^' "■■«?"r«on „C the North Memphis Savings Bank in ApH UKM. and at he death of 
orthrBoart^ of Public Work J- l^"/TO4hrw„\^r^ that institution. Mr. Walsh is a Democrat, and in 1803 was elected a member 

that capacity unt I 190y ^"'"''' ""'' '^""'' Commissioner, and two years later became Vic^Mayor, serving in 



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and has also been a member of the Sta^e FxernHv). fCm^i,. J Tk a ^^ *S"j'''J. """""S "*■ •S"''^"'-. Tenn., without compensation. 
Second Street MelhodUt Church. South of MempiL ''™"""«^<' "^ *>"= American Red Cross. Since 1869 he has been a member of the 



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Nashville, relurnintr to Missi'sin nT one lUr tate,- In 1 .n" h^^^^^ was adm>tt«l to the Tennessee bai- and bcKan practice of law in 

graduate course in law aV U^ve rs tj of Mich Sin and has ev el- sine h^ " "'""'"' f^^^" '^}^^'^^'PP^ State Senate, after which he took a post 

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JOHN T. WALSH, JR. Business man. Born in Memphis. 
Tenn.. December HI. 1884. Educated St. Bripid's Parochial School, 
linishinvr a college course at Christian Brothers' Coliej^e. At the 
close of school life Mr. Walsh became a pcrocer and cotton factor, 
in which lines he has been very successful. Is a Democrat, a mem- 
ber of the Catholic Church, a prominent member of the Kniffhts 
of Columbus and of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Has a 
country residence at Lucy, Tenn.. ( Shelby County). 



ANTHONY P. WALSH Business man. Born in Memphis 
January 16. 1882. Educated at St. Bripid's School, and later taking 
collej^e course at the Christian Brothers' College, and again as a 
student of the Catholic University of Washington, D. C. Following 
in the steps of his father and uncle, he became a grocer and cotton 
factor, reaching the acme of success in same. He is a staunch 
Democrat, though as yet, has accepted no public office. Member 
of the Catholic Church and also a member of the Ancient Order 
of Hibernians and B. P. O. E. He enjoys a country residence at 
Lucy, Tenn., this county ; takes a very great pride in all things 
pertaining to patriotic and civic affairs. 





NATHANIEL FIELD OZBURN— Business man. was born in 
U.St I't.int. Miss., on October 25. 1884. He was educated at St. 
.\lbans. Radford. Va.. and at George Washington University, 
Washington, D. C. In iy03 he entered the Medical Department of 
ihe United States Navy, and seven years later, left the navy to 
enter the t'm|>loy of Armour & Co. In September, llUl. he organ- 
ized the Ozburn Automobile Supply Co., the first exclusive auto 
supply houtte in Memphis. Of this lirm he is president and treas- 
urer. He is a member of the Country Club and the Chickasaw 
Club. 



BEAUREGARD C. ALSUP— Architect, was born in Shelby 
County. Tenn.. on June 18. 1861. He was educated in the public 
schools of Shelby County, and for the past thirteen years has been 
an architect. He is now a member of the firm of Alsup & Smith, 
with offices in the Randolph Building, Memphis. Among the build- 
ings of which he has been the architect, are the Goodwyn Institute, 
the Central High School, the Bruce School and the State Normal 
School. He is a member of the Memphis Business Men's Club and 
the Chickasaw Club. 



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WIKT ADAMS-Stale official. Born February 12, 1852, at 
Jackson. Miss. Educated in primary schools of Virginia, afterwards 
graduatin.ir from the Virginia Military Institute in 1873, tinishin'r 
law course at the University of Virginia in 1878. Served as State 
Revenue Apent in 1886, beinp: twice appointed by Governor Lowry 
and twice appointed to the same otfice by Governor Stone. Elected 
by the people in 1895, 18V'i», Uiii3. UI07 and IVill. Is a Mason (32nd 
degree I. K. of P. and I. O. O. V. His term of office is the longest 
continuous term in the same otfice in the history of the state*. 

*Mr. Adams has recently died. 



DUN'CAN L. THOMPSON— State Auditor. Born January 25, 
1880, at Hari-ison. (now Enid) Miss. Educated in the public 
schools of Enid, at Webb School and at the University of Mississippi. 
Deputy Sheriff of Tallahatchie County from 1900 to 19(14 ; settle- 
ment clerk in auditor's office from 191)4 to 1908; deputy auditor 
from 1908 to 1912; state auditor November 7, 1912, elected without 
opposition. Is a Mason. K. of P., W. O. W. and I. O. O. F. 
Member of the Eastern Star. Democrat and consistent member of 
the Baptist Church. 





KAKI. KI.NG Lawyer, was born in Brownsville, Tenn., on 
October 2H. 1S86. He attended Emory College. Oxford, Ga., receiv- 
init in 1906 the deeree of Ph. B. In 1908 he took graduate work in 
Ihc University of Chicago and later studied law at the University 
of Atlanta and the University of Michigan. In October, 1911, he 
was admitted to the Tennessee Bar and has since practiced law in 
Memphis, Tenn. He is .A.ssistant Attorney for the Southern Rail- 
way, and a member of the Phi Delta Thela Fraternity, the Chick- 
asaw Guards' Club and the Colonial Country Club. 



WALTER CLIFT CHANDLER Lawyer. Born in Jackson. 
Tenn.. October 5, 1887. Educated in public schools of Jackson 
and Memphis. Took degree at University of Tennessee; admitted to 
Memphis Bar in 1909. Associated with C. L. Marsilliot in general 
practice of law in all courts of Tennessee. Arkansas. Mississippi 
iind Louisiana. Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Kappa 
Phi College Fraternities; Mason, and member of Business Men's 
Club. 



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CLMMINGS HARRIS Physician. \v:is born in Memphis. Tenn.. 
tm Aijvriist 7, IKTS. Hu received his eilucalion at Webb School. 
Bell Buckle. Tenn.. iind M. U. S.. Memphis Tenn. In lilOO he 
received the dev^ree. M. U. from the Memphis Hospital Medical 
ColleKf, after which he spent two years in New York studying at 
the New York Post-Graduate School of Medicine and doinK hos- 
pital work under the Department of Charities and Corrections on 
Blackwell's Island. He returned to Memphis in UI03 and has since 
practiced his profession in that city. Since 1909 he has been 
Public Health Officer of the city. He is a member of the Shelby 
County and Tennessee State Medical Societies, the American Med- 
ical Association and the Southern SocioloKical Congress. 



JOHN C. BELL 'Physician, and president Memphis Board of 
Health. Native of Mississippi. Received his A. B. decree at Uni- 
versity of Arkansas in 1894. and short time later took up the 
study of medicine, first at the University of Nashville, and later 
at the Memphis Hospital Medical College. Kraduating from latter 
institution in 1S98. Practiced medicine in Memphis for past thir- 
teen years. Has been connected with the Health Department of 
City of Memphis for past eight years, six being spent in position of 
Secretary and two as Health Oificer. 





ROBKKT I). (iOODWVN -Business man. Was born in Shelby 
County. Tennessee, (m .July 4, 1868. He was educated in the pub- 
lic schools and the W. S. Jones Private school after which he 
traveled through a greater part of the United States. His busi- 
ness career was begun at the age of eighteen when he was em- 
ployed by the firm of Porter & Macrae as an office boy. With this 
firm he remuine<i in various cajjacities until IH'.tfi. when he re- 
signed and established the Memphis Queensware Co., of which en- 
terprise he is President. He is a Democrat, and a member of the 
Merchants' Exchange, the Tennessee Club, the Chickasaw Club and 
the Country Club. 



JOHN EDWARD CONLEY President of the Conley Frog & 
Switch Company, was born in Keithsburg, 111., on June 17. 1874. 
Graduated from I he Civil Engineering Department of the University 
of Illinois in llHKi, He was supervisor and engineer of construction 
for the Illinois Central Railway Co.; was superintendent of con- 
struction on the Thebes Bridge in 11K>3-Ii>0-1. and later became 
general superintendent of the W. J. Oliver Construction Company. 
In 1907, he came to Memphis, Tenn., and established the enter- 
Iirise of which he has since been president. He a member of the 
Chickasaw Guards* Club and the Memphis Business Men's Club. 



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EVERETT T. BENNETT Lumberman. Born March 18. 1857. 
in Hoston. Mass. Educated in the public schools of Boston. Graduating 
from the Grammar Schools, and then from Hijrh School in 1875. 
Took first commercial course in 1875. Entered the firm of W. B. Rey- 
nolds, lumber dealers, in 1875, and remained three years. Then 
accepted position with a lumber firm at Kenton, Ohio. In 1881 
represented the Reynolds Co. in Nashville : in 1886 went to Fort 
Smith, Ark., superintending purchase of walnut lumber ; in 1887 
was manager for Cummings Bi-os. : in 1889 was in Indian Terri- 
tory with portable saw mill for cutting black walnut timber for 
export trade : in 1892 formed stock company at Memphis and 
organized hardwood lumber company and made manager ; in 1895 
purchased entire plant, company becoming Bennett Hardwood 
Lumber Co. Now president of same. Member of Concatenated 
Order of Hoo Hoos. 



LEE ELMO GLASS Born, Vincennes, Ind., July 19, 1881. 
Educated in Vincennes public schools, later Nelson's Business Col- 
lege. Traveled in New York, Philadelyihia, Atlantic City. Wash- 
ington, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Maryland, Kentucky, 
Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas and Southern Pine Belt region. 
Located in Memphis in 1898. Stave manufacturer two years. With 
Evander Williams Co. from 1901-1906 ; secretary and treasurer 
Clements Stevens Lumber Company, 1906-1908 ; manager Choctaw 
Lumber & Shingle Co.. 1908-1909. Started Tri-State Lumber Co., 
wholesale yellow pine lumber, 1909. with V. R. Smith. Entered for 
self in 1912. Democrat. Superintendent Linden Avenue Christian 
Bible School, and Deacon in same church. Officer of Memphis 
Local Union Christian Endeavor since 1901 ; president of same 1909- 
1910-1911 : president Tennessee Christian Endeavor Union 1912- 
1913. State Trustee U. S. C. E. 1912-1913. 




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FERDi.NAND i Lil I OKI) BOW ER Husin 
Baltimore. Md., November 8. 18&1. Educate<l 
Baltimore and Baltimore City College. Canii 
unry, 1910. At present representative of 
Memphis. Member Business Men's Club. 



man. Boi'n in 
public schools of 
to Memphis in .Ian 
Booth Fisheries Co., 



ERNEST k. WHITE Director of Municipal Band. Burn in 
London, England, April 19, 1867. Cnmo to Memphis when 20 
years of age. Educated to be musician. Took up profession at an 
early age, and rapidly rose lo the front ranks, is now director of 
Municipal Band, director of AI Chymia Temjde Band. Is a Mason, 
Shriner and Knights Templar. Business address. Lyric Theatre. 



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ST. (.li()K(.K KllHAKDSON— County EnuMneer. Born in Mem- 
phis. Tenn.. in 188- : was educated in the local schools, attaining 
an enviable SLholarship. Later attended the University of Ten- 
nessee. After leaving the University accepted position of county 
engineer, holding same from IHilS to l'.HI2. Hud charge of engineer- 
ing in Yazoo Delta, and with M. V. R. R.. liKl2-li)ll.i. .Appointed 
county surveyor in April, li*n5. County engineer in 1907. Mem- 
ber of the Red Men Tribe. Home address. 3il3 Angeles Place, with 
business headquarters in Room No. 8, Shelby County Court House, 
Memphis. 




WILLIAM CHAPMAN DEWEY -Lawyer, was born in Kansas 
City Mo on August 19, 1887. He was educated at Trmity Col- 
lege' Hartford, Conn., and at the University of Virginia Law 
School, from which he received the degree of B. L. He became a 
member of the Virginia Bar in September, 1912, and has been a 
member of the Tennessee Bar since January, 1913, since which time 
he has been associated with Judge Allen Hughes in the practice 
of law. He is a director of the Kansas City & Memphis Land Co., 
and of the Colson Lumber Co. : is a member of the Delta Psi 
Fraternity, the Country Club and the Chickasaw Club. 





HENRY HIIRST President Hurst Trust Co., was born in 
Hillsboro, Miss., on October 7, 1K.")9. His family moved to Memphis 
in 1861. and after an education in the city schools, he entered bus 
iness life. After holding various positions, he entered the employ 
of B. Lowenstein & Bros, in 1879. remaining with the firm thirty- 
two years. In March, 1911. he resigned from the general manager- 
ship of this firm and established the Hurst Trust Co.. real estate, 
investments, loans, etc. He is prominently connected with several 
banking and industrial institutions. 



JOHN II. IirCHES Contractor. Horn in Ireland in 1859. 
and educated in the private schools of that land, Mr. Hughes came 
lo America when only eighteen years of age. Soon after his arrival 
in Ameriia he took up the study and practice of carpentry, later 
going into general contracting in Kansas City. In a few years' time 
he came lo Memphis, and for twenty-live years he has been engaged 
in general contracting work in this city, Mr. Hughes is a member 
of the Business Men's Club, the B. P. O. E. and of Live Oak Camp 
W. O. W. ; also a prominent member of the Buildci-s' Exchange. 



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EUGENE LANIER SYKES— President First Nationjil Bank 
of Aberdeen. Miss. Born at Glenwood Plantation, near Aberdeen. 
Monroe County. Miss., August 27, 1873. Educated at A. & M. 
Coileire of Mississippi ; University of Mississippi in 1892 ; Law 
University of Virginia, B. L.. in 1897 : New York Law School. 
B. L.. in 1898. Practiced law in New York City in 1898 to 1911. 
and since then in Aberdeen ; president of First National Bank of 
Aberdeen, of Monroe County Cotton Oil Co. and Sykes' plantations ; 
actively enprajred in production of cotton and alfalfa and raising 
live stock. Democrat. Mason, Elk, D. K. E. Bar Associations of 
Mississippi, New York City. State, and American, Commercial Law 
League of America. Business address, Aberdeen. Miss. 



ROBERT HOUSTON STICKLEY Lawyc-r, was burn in Mad- 
ison ville, Tenn., on November 30. 1883. He was educated at 
Bolivar Academy, Webb School at Bell Buckle, Tenn.. and Hiwas- 
see College. Madisonville, Tenn., and in January, 1905, graduated 
from the Law Department of Cumberland University. He became 
a member of the legal firm of Harrison & Stickley and practiced 
law as such in Madisonville until 1908, when he came to Memphis 
and became associated with W. J. Bacon under the firm name. 
Bacon & Stickley. He is a Democrat ; was for some time United 
States Commissioner for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and i.s 
now Committeeman from the Fourth Ward in Memphis. He is a 
member of the S. A. E. Fraternity, the Masons and the Chickasaw 
Guards' Club. 





THOMAS J. LOCKE. JR. Pre.sidenl of Ihe Columbus Cham 
ber of ComnuTce Born in Arte.sia, Mi.ss., in IH8II. Educated at 
Mississippi A. & M, Ctdlege. Entered commercial life very early. 
For lifteen years was engaged in the grocery business in Colum 
bus. antl for the past live yeai-s exclusively in wholesale line. Has 
just completed one of the most commodious and modern whr)lesale 
btiildings in slate Is now president of the Chamber of Commerce 
<if Columbus. Home address. North Columbus, Miss. 



ROItKRT W. RAMSEY. JR. Born January (J. 1867. at Nash- 
ville. Tenn. Edu<'ated at Memphis University School, and later 
at the University of Tennessee. He received degree LL. B. at 
University of Tennessee in 19 HI. Admitted to Memphis bar in 
1910. Associated with firm of Brown & Anderson in 1910 ; formed 
partnership with G. N. McCormack in 1912. continuing present part- 
nership. Mr. Ramsey is a member of the Chickasaw Guards" Club, 
the Business Men's Club and the S. A. E. Fraternity. 



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WILLIAM FITZHUGH MURRAH Lawyer, was born in Brook 
haven. Miss., on November 6, 18S9. He received his educa- 
tion at Millsaps ColIep:e. Jackson, Miss., and at Vanderbilt Uni 
vei-sity from which he received the deprree of A. M. in l'.»09. Three 
years later he graduated from the Vanderbilt University Law 
School, and has since been associated with G. T. Fitzhu^h of Mem- 
phis in the practice of law. He is local counsel for the N. C. & 
St. L. R. R. : is a member of the Phi Delta Phi Letral Fraternity. 
of the Sigrma Upsilon Fraternity and the Kappa Alpha P'raternity. 
He is also a member of the Memphis Business Men's Club, Chick- 
asaw Club and City Club. 



MEMORY E. LEAKE Attorney. Born in Tui>elo. Miss., Sep- 
tember 2(1, 1874. Educated in public schools of native town, com- 
pleting course at University of Mississippi. Entere<l commercial life 
with BoiTiien & Leake, attorneys-at-law, in lilod ; then engaged in 
lumber business, remaining until 1904. Is president of Farmers" 
Bank & Trust Co. of Tupelo ; vice-president of People's Bank & 
Trust Co.. and director States Life Insurance Co. of Tupelo, Miss. 
Is a Democrat : deacon of Baptist Church ; sujierintendent Primary 
Department of Baptist Sunday School ; member of Delta Tan Telk 
Fraternity and K. of P. Business address, 302 Broadway. Tupelo. 
Miss. 





JOHN EDWARD McCADDE.N Ln^'.y^i; was born in Memphis. 
Tenn.. on December ;j, 1885. He received his education at ihe 
Christian Brothers' College, from which he receivetl the degrees of 
A. H.. in r.Mi2. and A. M.. in 1911. He was admitted to the 
Tennessee bar in 1910; was associated with W. A. Percy and 
Judge Allen Hughes in 1911. and since 1912 has been associated 
with Judge Hughes. He is a member of the Business Men's Club 
and the Chickasaw Club. 



CARL ALEXANDER URATTON Attorney. Born in New 
.Mbuny, Miss.. .July 27, 1878. Educated in public schools of New 
.\ibany. Miss., and Mississippi College, at Clinton, Miss. ; and later 
in the University of Mississippi, at Oxford. Was engaged in prac 
tice of law in June, 1900 ; elected District Attorney First Judicial 
District of Misissippi in 1911. which position he still occupies. Is 
a Democrat, as to affiliation. Is a Mason. Elk, Woodman and 
K. P. Business and home address Pontotoc, Miss. 



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CEORtiE F. LIEBKEMANN Business man. Born in Mem- 
phis December 13. 1878. Educated in public schools. Finished edu- 
c-Htion by travel, havin;-r visited all the principal cities in the 
United States. When quite young, entered the commercial world, 
and has had a very successful career buying and sellinjr real estate, 
and as secretary and treasurer of the firm of Koehler Bros. -Fowler 
Construction Co. Is a Democrat and Alderman of Lenox. Shelby 
County. Tenn. Is a member of the Elks, Owls and K. P.. havin^r 
served as secretary of the latter Order from llt03 till li>ll. 



JAMES J. CARRKiAN liu.sinft^.s man. Born in Memphis, 
Tenn., April 18. 1875. Educated at Christian Brothers' College. 
Entered commercial life in 1S89 with Southern Express Co.. and re- 
mained until 1900 ; IVKH) to 11)14 in business for himself, located 
on North Main and North Front Streets. Has always voted for 
best man, regardless of partisanship. Has never held public office. 
Member of Business Men's Club, Elks" Club and Knights of Colum- 
bus. Home address. H78 Breedlove. 




ROBERT IILANEY WILLIAMS Business man. Born August 
28, 1882. in Newton Grove. North Carolina. Educated in the 
Glenwood High School and Massey's Business College in Richmond. 
Virginia. First commercial enterprise matie in 1!MI]. with oil mill 
in Newton, later manager of the Pepsi Cola Co. at Newbern. Nortli 
Carolina. Nt-xt appointed manager of the distribution otTice of 
his company, bcadcjuarters at Memphis, Tenn. Is a member of the 
Elks and Tribe of Redmen. Residence 22S Madison, with business 
hcadquartei-s at 250 East Calhoun. Has never accepted public 
office. 




JOSEPH K. TATE Business man. Born December 23. 1872. 
Educated in the i>ublic and private schools of Memphis. Made first 
commercial adventure in 1888. accepting a position in 188;t with 
W. J. Chase, wholesale grocer. After the death of Mr. Chase in 
UMi". bought out the business, establishing the present firm of 
J. E. Tate & Co., with headquarters at 102-104 North Front Street. 
Mr. Tate was married Decembei", IHlto, to Miss May Snow. Is a 
member of the Business Men's Club and the Merchants' Exchange. 
Home address 1429 Madison Avenue. 



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RICHARD O. JOHNSTON - - Lawyer ami banker. Born in 
Braden, Tenn., July 10. 1866. Educated in the University of 
Tennessee and Vanderbilt University. Traveled over the United 
States east of the Mississippi River, Eastern Canada ; also in Hol- 
land. Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and northwestern 
section of Africa. BeEan practicinK law at Rosedale, Miss., in 1892. 
Came to Memphis in 18115. Was Mayor of Rosedale in lSi>4. and 
up to date of leaving in 1895. Member of Tennessee Legislature 
from Shelby County from 1901-i;i02. Now president of Board of 
Memphis City Hospital Trustees; president Industrial Bank & 
Trust Co. ; vice-president City Club : president Municii)al League ; 
director Independent Life Insurance Co. of Nashville. Tenn ; 
director in Tri-State Fair; member Kniphts Templar; Thirty- 
second Dejrree Scottish Rite, Shriner ; member of Country Club, 
Tennessee Club and Business Men's Club. 



FINLEY W. FAXON— Real estate, was born in Clarksville. 
Tenn., on September 12. 1874. He was educated in the public 
schools of that city and in 1898, after having been employed for 
seven years as clerk and salesman with the Galloway Coal Co., 
he enlisted as a private in the Second Tennessee Volunteers. Span- 
ish-American War. He attained the rank of Serpeant-Major in 
this regiment, and later became a Captain in the State Militia. 
For four years following 1S99 he was a salesman with the Geo. 
H. Glascock Co.. dealers in real estate, and in 1902 he established 
the tirm of F. W. Faxon & Co., of which he is president. He has 
since organized the Speedway Land Co., and several other subur- 
ban development companies, of all of which he is the Keneral man 
ager. He was president of the Business Men's Club in 1910-1911, 
and durinjr his term initiated the Publicity Bureau of that orjraniza- 
tion. He is also a member of the Tennessee Club. 





WILLIAM J. STOTZ Business man. was born in Memphis, 
Tenn.. on October 21. 1873. and was educated in the Memphis 
public schools. At the a^re of thirteen he entered the queensware 
business ns an employe of Floyd & Co., Memphis. In 1891 he be- 
came connected with the Irby & Gitliland Co.. and three years later 
was employed by the Memphis Queensware Co. He was a traveling 
salesman for this company for thirteen yeai^s, and for the past 
two years has been its vice-president. 



JOHN McNULTY Justice of the Peace. Shelby County. Born 
in County DoneK^al. Ireland. April 21. 1838. Educated in private 
schools of Ireland and United Slates. Quite early entered com- 
mercial life, as salesman. Entered political life in 1883 as clerk 
of City Court. Elected magistrate of Shelby County in 1901) ; now 
servinj: third term. Member KniKhts of Columbus. Catholic 
Knitrhts of America. Ancient Order of Hibernians and Holy Name 
Society of St. Peter's Church. 



159 





PETER R. FRIEDEL— Lumberman. Born near Copenhagfen. 
Gfimany, Mfirch 3. ISJn. In January, 1S56. he, with his father and 
two bi'others. sailed from Liverpool to Phila(lel|)hia. where they 
landed on April 13, 1856. They left immediately for New York 
City. A year afterwards the father of Mr. Friedel was proprietor 
of the ParkersburK Mineral Wells. West Virginia. In 1860 they 
came to Memphis, where the father enjraKcd in the stave business 
on the Arkansas side of the river. The war broke up this com- 
mercial deal, and the older Friedel enpa^ed in distillinj;r. Present 
firm established in 1893, and has prospered beyond the most san- 
Kuine expectations of the proprietors. 1901 to 1904 Mr. Friedel 
was a member of the Board of Education ; is a 32d dejrree Mason, 
Knitjhts Templar, Shriner ; member of I. O. O. F., the Con- 
catenated Order of Hoo Hoos, Kniphts and Ladies of Honor, 
Business Men's Club and a consistent member of St. Mary's Epis- 
copal Church. 



BENJAMIN HOWARD DURLEY- Physician. Born in Tyro. 
Tate County. Miss., September 1^6, 1876. Educated in county 
schools, while livinir on farm. Moved to Oxford in 1894 : entered 
the University of Mississippi same year, remaining; until 1897, when 
he enijajied in farminpr at Tyro. Seeinj? need of further education, 
returned to school and remained from 1904 until 1906, Rraduatins 
with B. S. de^i'ee. Next entered University of Chicago. 1906, grad- 
uating in 1908. In 1908-09 served as Interne in St. Mark's Hos- 
pital. Salt Lake City, Utah. Took up residence in Aberdeen in 
1909, beginning the practice of medicine and continued same to 
date. Is a Democrat, but has always refused public otfice. Is a 
member of Phi Sigma Literary Club of University of Mississippi, 
Phi Kappa Pai, Greek Letho Fraternity. Phi Rho Sigma Medical 
Fraternity, University of Chicago. B. P. O. E. and member of 
Masonic Lodge of Aberdeen. Miss. Business and home address. 
Aberdeen, Monroe County, Miss. He is also District Surgeon for 
I. C. R. R. Aberdeen to Durant. Miss., and local Surgeon for 
Frisco in Aberdeen. Miss. 





JOSEPH H. NORVILLE Lawyer. Mr. N.-rville was born 
in Mobile. Ala.. April 18, 1890. Was admitted to the bar in 1911. 
Is now very handsomely located at 105 Baltimore Building. 



ELMER KORKEST i>OWLIN<; Contractor. Was born in 
Humboldt. Tenn., on Sei)tember 14, 1877. He was educated in the 
public schools of that city, and early entered the consfructinn 
business. In 19U2 he became a plastering contractor in Memphis, 
where he has since remained. Ho is a member of the B. P. O. E. 
and of the Memphis Builders' Exchange. 



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J. LESLIE THOMAS Real Estate Dealer. Born in Welling- 
ton. Lafayette County. Mo., in 1879. Educated in public schools of 
Wellington, and in Second District State Normal School of War- 
rensbur^r. Mo. Has pretty thoroughly traveled the United States both 
on social and commercial trips. Had mail contract for the city for 
term of four years : and was enpaKed in retail ice business in 
Memphis in the name of Thomas Bros. Ice Co. Later was con- 
nected with Thomas Bros Oil Co.. and also with the Modern Oil 
Co. Formerly operated livery and sales stables in Warrensburp, 
Mo., for a period of two years. He next entered the real estate 
world, going with H. A. Roynon Real Estate office, Memphis, in 
the capacity of salesman. Went into business for himself in 1910 
under the name of J. L. Thomas & Co. Has been very successful 
in same. 



JOSEPH A. FOWLER Electrical Merchant. Horn October 6. 
1883. Educated in Memphis public schools and home study of 
electrical engineering, supplemented by travel. Entered service of 
local electrical house in 1897, serving this and a similar concern 
for the following thirteen years. Established Jos. Fowler Electric 
Co. in 1910. Director of Business Men's Club : executive committee- 
man National Electrical Contractors' Association. Past presiding 
officer of several Masonic lodges. An officer of Grand Chapter of 
Tennessee Masons. Prominent in local safety work. An active 
Jovian. Vice-president of the Advertisers' Club and a steward 
of First Methodist Church. 





CLAUDE M. CRUMP Merchant, was born in Marshall 
County. Miss., on October 22. 1872. He received his education in 
the public schools and at Nelsons Business College. Memphis. 
Tenn.. and for seventeen years has been env^aged in merchandis- 
ing in Memphis. He is a member of the firm of Crump Bros.. 
grocers, and also of the Crump Lime & Cement Co. He is a 
Democrat and a member of the Business Men's Club and the 
Merchants' Exchange. 



CLARENCE EDWIN BANNING- President and treasurer of 
the Banning Lumber Co. of Memphis, Tenn. Was born in Wau- 
toma. Wis., on February 2. 1859. He was educated in the public 
schools and early entered business life. For the past twenty-five 
years he has been engaged in the retail lumber busienss. He is a 
member of the Memphis Business Men's Ciub. 



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JAMES A MURRAY Business man. Born in DeSotn County. 
Miss., in 1S4T. Eiluiatud in private schools and University of 
Virginia. Entered i)uhlic life at very early apre. owning: and oper- 
ating a tlour mill. Member of County Court of Shelby County 
from KS7I to 1SS2. In the coal business from 1894 to 1898. In 
Sheritt Blackwell's oftice from 1898 to 1902. Deputy Register 
under Jas. C. Jones. 19(12 to 1907. Has been clerk of Live Oak 
Camp W. O. W. since 1900. Is a member Business Men's Club. 
Park Avenue Masonic Lodp:e. Jackson Lodfje I. O. O. F,, and 
served as secretary Porter Lodjie I. O. O. F. Member Choctaw 
Tribe Red Men. Was stated clerk Memphis Presbytery Cumber- 
land Church prior to 1906 for twenty years. 



TAIT BUTLER— Veterinarian. Born in Sterlint^. Ont., Canada. 

July 24, 1862. Educated in public and hi^rh school of Ontario, the 
Ontario Veterinary College. Toronto, Can. Was professor of Veteri- 
nary Science and Human Anatomy and Physiology in Mississippi A. 
& M. College from 1891 to 1896. Professor Veterinary Science and 
State Veterinarian in Kansas from 1900 to 1901. Professor Veterinary 
Science and State Veterinarian of North Carolina from 1901 to 1908. 
Dii-ector of Farmers' Institute in North Carolina from 1903 to 
1908. President American Veterinary Medical Association from 
1900 to 1901. President American Association Farmers" Institute 
of Workers in 1908. President Veterinary Medical Association 
from 1900 to 1901. President Association of Southern Agricultural 
Workers in 1910. Secretary Southern Cattlemen's Association 
from 1913 to 1914. Editor Progressive Farmer from 1909 to 1913. 
Member Memphis Business Men's Club and Knights of Pythias. 





D()U(;LAS DAR.\ELL -Business man. Was horn in McLeans- 
boro. III., on April 17. 186-1. In his early youth he began his first 
busines.s venture lis a dealer in horses and mules in St. Louis. 
Mo. He has since been engaged in that business in Kansas City 
and Springlteld. Mo., and other cities. In January. I91(t. the Hazel- 
Darnell Mule Co.. of which firm he was » member, began business in 
Memphis, and two years later Mr. Darnell promoted and built the 
Memphis Union Stock Yards. He is president of the Hazel-Darnell 
Mule Co., and of the Memphis Union Stock Yards Co. 



ROBERT WORMELEY HARRIS Cotton factor. Born in Mem- 
phis. Tenn. February Ifi. 185.'). Educated in Memphis public schoojs 
and University of Sewanee. Entered public life in summer of 1873 
with Day & Proudfit. cotton fact«)rs and commission merchants; 
from 1879 to 1890 with Porter & Macrae; from 1890 to 1906 with 
Delta Cotton Co. : 1906 he opened present office. Thirty-second 
degree Mason. Shriner and Scottish Rite. Member Business Men's 
Club. New York Club. Memphis Country Club and Chickasaw 
Cluards' Club, and a consistent member of Calvary Church. 



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LEWIS RANDOLPH DONELSON Business num. was horn in 
Davidson Ctmnty, near Nashville. Tenn., on February 14. 18r>6. 
He received his education in the public schools and the Western 
Military Acaiiemy, Nashville, and be^jan his business career as a 
bookkeeper in 1875. In 18S0 he entered the brokeragre business in 
w hich he continued until 11(01. when he became interested in a 
flour and meal manufacturing enterprise. With this business he 
has since been connected, beinK vice president of the Yates & 
Donelson Co., millers. He w^as jtresident of the Merchants" Exchange 
in 18*J6. and of the Memphis Freight Bureau, 11)12-1913. He is 
an Elder of the Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, a member 
of the Business Men's Club and of the Country Club. 



WILLIAM WHITE Real estate. Born in Franklin, Tenn.. 
some thirty six years a^ro. Educated in Mooney School of Franklin 
and at Columbia University, Washington. D. C. Entered commercial 
life in Nashville, Tenn.. in the real estate and insurance business. 
After a successful period in these lines, he came to Memphis and 
became associated with the Memphis Trust Co. as manager of the 
real estate department. Subsequently the Memphis Trust Co. was 
absorbed by the Bank of Commerce & Trust Co., with which insti- 
tution he was connected for about eij^ht years as manager of 
real estate and insurance department. Leaving there in 1912 he 
organized the present lirm of William White & Co.. located at 149 
Madison Avenue. Is a member of Chickasaw Club, Business Men's 
Club and Real Estate Association of Memphis. Resides at 1699 
East Beard Place. 





ORIN S. MAIDEN Real Estate. A yount? man already identi 
fled in most complimentary manner with business enterprises of the 
Hlutr City. Born at McEwen, Tenn.. February 9, 188.5. Educated 
Dickson Normal Collo^re, Dickson, Tenn., after primary work in 
country .schools of and near McEwen. First entered commercial life 
in capacity of travelink' salesman for publishinjr house, with a terri 
tory extending over South and Rreat Southwest. Cnme 1o Memphis 
in fall of 191)3. and en^aned in real estate business, adding uuite 
an attraction and practical line of buying and building, which has 
proved cjuite successful. Is a Democrat, but has refused public otFlce 
of any kind. Has commodious offices in the Byrd Buildinir. 



HERL'ERT E. GUILIANI Business man. Born in Memphis. 
Tenn., April 2'.i. 1888. Educated in the public schools of Memphis 
and Christian Brothei-s' Collejre. Has traveled extensively, having 
made several trijjs to Europe in the interest of a larvre estate 
located in Genoa and Lucca, Italy. Left college when sixteen years 
old, and entered business world soon afterward as salesman for J. T. 
Walsh & Bro.. remaining seven years; then organized the DeSoto 
Coal Co. Is president of the company, director of Connecticut Pie 
Co.. and also director of Indiana Coal Mining Co. Member Busi- 
ness Men's Club and Golden Lake Rod and Gun Club. Owns large 
plantation at Horseshoe Lake, Seypel. Ark. 



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J. THEO SMITH— Manat'er of Wayne Oil Tank & Pump Co. 
Born near Cotfeeville. Miss.. 1878. Educated A. & M. College. 
Entered mercantile life 1898, as bookkeeper for Armstronji & Her- 
ron. Cotfeeville, Miss. In 19U6 moved to Memphis, enpaKed in oil 
tank iind pump business. In 1912 became southern manajrer for 
Wayne Oil Tank & Pump Co. Is a member of Knights Templar. 
Scottish Rite Masons. Shriner. and a life-member of the Memphis 
Lodire Elks. Home address, 1089 Eastmoreland Avenue. Business 
address, 289 Madison Avenue. Memphis, Tenn. 



CHARLES R. MASON— Superintendent City Hospital. Born 
in Yonkers. New York. 1882. Educated in the public schools of 
Yonkers. When very younj^. entered the hotel business, remaining 
in same for thirteen consecutive years. His ne.xt connection was 
with St. Luke's Hospital, Chicapo, where he served as superintend- 
ent for a period coverintr two years. Mr. Mason came to Memphis, 
May, 1913. to accept the position as superintendent of Memphis 
Hospital Medical College, which position he still retains. He is 
a member of the American Hospital Association, whose members 
are all superintendents, this being a requirement of eligibility. 
Mr. Mason is a 32d degree Mason, Shriner, a member of Scottish 
Rite. 




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CHARLES HKNRV (OLLIEK Teacher, is a native of Vir- 
einia. He served in llu- Enk'ineering Corps of the Navy for four 
years ; came to Memphis in 1872 : served as principal of the Smith 
School, the Leath School and the High School, and was City 
Superintendent of Memphis Schools for twelve years. He is now 
leaching a private school. 



H. M. CALLU OTT Business man. Born in Coldwater. Miss.. 
March 27. 188'.t. Received education in county schools of Missis- 
sippi. Univei-sity School. Memphis, and Vanderbilt University, Nash- 
ville. Entered real estate business in Memphis, 1909 ; headed firm 
of H. M. Callicott & Company, spring. 1911. Secretary and treas- 
urer and director of Memphis Real Estate Association. Member 
Business Men's Club and Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 



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ARCHIBALD CARV LEWIS Physician. Burn in Keswick. 
Albemarle County. Vii-^inia. Educated in private schools. Grad- 
uated in WashinKton. D. C, GeorKe Washington University 1904. 
Three years in hospitals and clinics of New York, Berlin, Vienna 
and London. Came to Memphis in 1907, besinninp: practice of 
medicine, limited to eye. ear. throat and nose diseases. Visiting 
laryn^olopist to City Hospital ; instructor in oi»hthalmoloH-y in the 
University of Tennessee. Thirty-second desreo Mason and Shriner. 
Member Chickasaw Guards" Club. American Medical Association. 
Southern Medical Association. Tennessee Medical Association, Tri- 
State Medical Association, Memphis and Shelby County Medical 
Society. 



IRVING KAUFMAN -- Hill) to 1912 president and treasurer 
Columbus Business Lea^^ue. Born in Mobile, Ala., April 13, 1879, 
moving to Columbus, Miss., when very younp. Educated in Col- 
umbus public schools and Franklin Academy, finishing at the awe 
of fourteen. Entered commercial life as clerk in local store, serv- 
ing two and one- half years. Entered business with his brother 
in the dry goods line under the firm name of Kaufman Bros., 
wholesale and retail merchants. Democrat. Was trustee Congre- 
gation Bnai Israel from 1910 to 1914 ; president and treasurer of 
Columbus Business League ; director and vice-president Chamber of 
Commerce ; director Columbus Building and Savings Association. 
Four years Exalted Ruler B. P. O. E. No. 555 ; twelve years trustee 
Columbus Lodge No. 5, A. F. & M. : D. D. Grand E.xalted Ruler 
Elks for Mississippi. Business address. Columbus, Miss., care of 
Kaufman Bros. 





WALTER C. BREWER Physician and surgeon. Born and 
reared in Black Hiiwk, Carroll County, Miss. Educated in public 
schools ; graduate Lexington High School. 1895. and graduate of 
University of Missi.ssippi in 1898; graduate Tulune Medical College, 
1901 ; post-graduate work in New York Post Graduate School and 
Hospital. 1905. Democrat. County Health Officer Lowndes County. 
Physician, surgeon and owner Columbus Hospital. Mason. K. of 
P.. Elk ; member of County, State and American Medical Associa 
tions. Business address, Columbus Hospital. Columbus, Miss. 



WILLIAM CHARLES ELLIOTT—Physician. Born at Clyde. 
Wayne County, New York. August 5, 1858. Educated in public 
schools, graduating at I'ontiac High School, Pontiac, Mich. ; mem- 
ber of class of '89. University of Michigan. Entered professional 
world in 1889. being engaged in practicing at Pontiac. Mich., until 
1890. From 1890 to 1899 practiced at Racine, Wis. From 1899 to 
present dale practiced at Holly Springs, Miss. Was a Republican 
until coming South. Is County Health Officer of Marshall County. 
Miss. : secretary of County Medical Society. K. of P.. Elk ; member 
of Marshall County and Mississippi State Medirjil Societies. City 
residence, 710 Salem Street, Holly SprinKs, Miss. 



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LEROY L. HIDIXGER Civil engineer. Born in i'rescott. 
Iowa, May 19. KSTii. Educated in Prescott schools and State Col- 
lege of Ames. Iowa, taking two dGs:rees. Has traveled extensively, 
jroinp over thirty-two states. Entered public life in June, 1904, being 
engineer in charge of all reclamation work in Boone County. Iowa ; 
also did sanitary and city street grading engineering from 1904 to 
1906 : 1906 to 1910 drainage engineer with United States govern- 
ment in reclamation and flood prevention work. Since 1910 to 
present date vice-president and treasurer of Morgan Engineering 
Co., Memphis, associated with A. E. Morgan in work of chief en- 
gineer of Inter-River Reclamation District, Missouri ; Grassy Lake 
and Tyronza Reclamation District. Arkansas: Rod River Levee 
District, Arkansas ; Bogue Phalia Drainage District, North Missis- 
sippi ; engineer and consulting engineei- on many reclamation pro- 
jects. Associate member American Society of Civil Engineers. 
Member Memphis Business Men's Club. Is located at 610 Goodwyn 
Institute. Memphis, and 17-10 Vinton Avenue. Memphis. 



ARTHl.U K. MORGAN ric.-,uiLiit Mui.uan Engineering Co. 
Born June lin. 1S7H. Cincinnati. Ohio. Educated in primary schools 
of home town, and later at the University of Colorado. Entered 
commercial life as civil engineer, private practice, St. Cloud, Minn.. 
1902-1907 ; 1907-1910 supervising engineer United States Drain- 
age Investigations ; 1910-1914 president Morgan Engineering Co. 
Associated with L. L. Hidinger, Memphis, as chief engineer Inter- 
River Reclamation Districts. Missouri; Grassy Lake Reclamation 
District, Arkansas ; Red River Levee Districts, Arkansas ; Bogue 
Phalia District, Yazoo-Cold water District, North Mississippi ; 
also planned flood prevention project for Dayton, Ohio, and other 
Miami Valley cities. Is engineer and consulting engineer on many 
other flood preventive, reclamation and drainage projects. Member 
American Society Civil Engineer : Memphis Business Men's Club, 
City Club of Memphis, the Egyptians, Memphis ; Dayton City Club, 
American Society for the Advancement of Science. Is located at 
610 Goodwyn Institute. Memphis, and City National Bank Building. 
Dayton. Ohio. Residence. 1967 Cowden Avenue. Memphis. 




ARTHI;R H. SHAFKR Lawyer. Horn in Jackson County, Mo.. 
September 19. 1H7I. Educated Missouri Stale University. Was ad 
mittcd to practice of law in Augusta. Ark., in I'.tOO ; located at 
Marion, Ark., until 19rj. Came to Memphis in 1912, immediately 
began the practice of law. specializing in Arkansas practice. Is a 
Democrat. In 1909 was a member of the Arkansas Legislature, and 
chairman Judiciary Committee of the House. Member of the Busi- 
ness Men's Club, Memphis. Has a country home in Marion. Ark. 




(;E0. R. HILLINGSLEY Business man. Born in Elizabeth. 
Pa.. March 'd~, 1S60. After the close of his school life he became 
interested in the mining interests of Elizabeth, and was appointed 
superintendent of the mining district, remaining in this capacity 
until thirty seven years of age. In 1888 accepted a government 
position in Memphis, serving until 1892. He became affiliated with 
ihe Bowen Coal Co.. and after one year this partnership was dis- 
solved. In 1898 he and his brother. James A. Billingsley. organ- 
i7.e<l the Bannon Coal Co. : eight years later added an ice plant, 
now known as the Bannon Coat & Ice Co. Is a Mason, Elk, I. 0. 
O. F. and K. P. 



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DANIEL C. NEWTON — Building Commissioner. Born in 
Buffalo. N. Y.. November 30, 1S6S. Son of John and Mary O'Conner 
Newton. Father's occuijaticn, farmer. Educated in the common 
schools and city public schools of Butfalo. N. Y. In early life 
learned th'.* bricklayers' trade and followed the trade, then later 
was brick contractor and superintendent of buildinirs. Member of 
K. O. T. M. of Memphis : member B. P. O. E. : member of United 
Union Charitable Association of Shelby County ; president and vice- 
president of Bricklayers* Union of Memphis at times and still a 
member of Union. Was a member of the Board of Public Works, 
Memphis, in 1906. Representative from Shelby County in Lower 
House General Assembly of Tennessee in UIU5 ; chairman for Labor 
Committee ; appointed Building Commissioner of Memphis in 190fi, 
and has served consecutively to date. 



ENNIS M, DOUGLASS -Commissioner of Accounts. Born 
at Lucy, Tenn., October 23, 1874. Educated in the Lucy and Mem- 
phis public schools. First entered commercial life as collector for 
the Livermore Foundry & Machine Co.. 189:^-94. Was entracred in 
travel from 1894 to 1897. Made chief clerk in County Register's 
office from 1897-1902. En^atred in print inn business, becominp: a 
member of the firm of Paul & Dou;;lass. In 1905 was elected City 
Reprister. serving four years. When the commission form of gov- 
ernment was inauiiurated he became City Clerk, servintr until 
January, 1914, when he was elected Commissioner of Accounts 
and Financial Revenues, succeeding Ernest R. Parham. Is a mem- 
ber of the B. M. C, U. S. C. V. and a member of the Second Pres- 
byterian Church. 





JOHN H. DUNCAN Commissioner. Born Kaleik'h. Tenn.. Nov. 
25, 1863. Eiiuciitcd in public schools of the county and later took 
business course at Robinson's ColloKe. Memphis. Is a planter of 
enviable reputjition. Democrat. Was Justice of the Peace in 
Shelby County for a dozen years and has represented Shelby 
County as C'ommissioner nearly three years. At i)rcsent holds office 
as County Commissioner. Member of Elks and Busineas Men's Club. 
Has a country residence at Lucy, Tenn. 



MIKE M. COHEN City Court t lei k. Born in Memphis. Tenn.. 
December 12. 1865. Attended |>ublic schools of Memphis. Christian 
Brothers" College. Memphis : also took commercial course in one 
of the leadint; colleges of Memphis. Gra<luale of the University of 
Tennessee at Know 11 le and of the Law Department of the Uni 
versity of Virk'inia. Was appointed clerk of City Court January 
I, 1910. under Commission Form of Government, holdin>r said office 
until present date. Was secretary of Y. M. H. A. from 1888 to 
1889. Has home 1862 Cowden Avenue. 



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THOMAS M. SCRUGGS — Attorney. Born in Decatur. Ala., 
September Hi, 1857. Educated at the University of the South, and 
later at the Universiy of Virtfinia. Entered on professional career 
at Memphis in year 1880. and, with exception of two years service 
on the bench, has practiced his profession in the BlutT City to 
date. Is a Democrat. Has refused all public offices except that of 
JudKe of Criminal Court of Shelby County at Memphis, which office 
he held for two years. resiKninp in 1894 to resume the practice of 
law. Is a member of the Tennessee Club and the Country Club. 
Has very commodious offices in the Memphis Trust Building. Res- 
idence at 135 North Mont^romery Avenue. 



EMIL C. RAWITZER Attorney. Born August 14, 1H82, New 
York, N. Y. Educated in Memphis public schools, Watson's Busi- 
ness College, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Took LL.B. 
degree University of Tennessee, 1903. Admitted to Memphis bar. 
1904. Began practice of law March 1. 1904. Takes active part in 
National and State campaigns. Organized The Rex Club. Is a 
member of Philomathesian Literary Society, and McKinley Club of 
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Secretary Y. M. H. A. Was a 
member of Forrest Rifles, Company L ; served at Reel foot Lake, 
Captain Company E, Memphis Light Guards. Now President Uni- 
versity Tennessee Alumni Association. 





JOHN DONELSON MARTIN— Lawyer. Born in Memphis, May 
4. 1883. LL. B., University of Virginia. Prepared for college at 
Memphis University School. Took both academic and law course 
at University of Virginia. Admitted to Memphis bar in 1905. and 
associated with the late Senator Thf)S. B. Turley until 19ti;t. Now 
member of law firm <if Lehman, Gates & Martin, engaged in gen 
eral i)ractice. Attorney for Travelers Insurance Company; attor 
ney and director Deixsitors* Savings Bank & Trust Company. First 
Dean of Law Department University of Memphis : vice-president 
Chickasaw Club; president Tri State Club. 1909-10; member Uni- 
versity Club ; Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; Episcopal Church: 
retired Captain Company G, First Tennessee Infantry ; chairman 
for Shelby County of victorious Independent State Judiciary Ticket. 
1911); member from Shelby Democratic Congressional Committee. 
Tenth District. 



ALEX v. SCOTT Attorney. Born at Three Oaks. Miss.. 
December IT. ISTO. Educated at the University of the South. 
Sewanee. Tenn.. and University of Mississippi. Graduated from 
the latter with B. L. degree in 1893. Member of Kappa Sigma 
Fraternity. Mason. Shriner, K. P.. B. P. O. E.. Press Club of 
New York. Business Men's Club. Country Club. Tennessee Club. 
Democrat. Delegate to national convention at Denver. Life 
devoted to practice of law. Member of the Episcopal Church. 



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PATRICK H. PHELAN. JR.. A. M. Lawyer. Vice-President 
City Board of Educ-ation. 



ERNEST STANLEY SUTTON — President Gay-Ola Company 
Born Manchester, England. January 21. 1876. After completion of 
collet'iate and commercial courses, entered commercial ife in ve.y 
succSul issue. In August. I'JIO. organized the Gay-Ola Company 
!l^the most advertised Cola Company of the day Business location. 
484 Union Avenue. Country residence. Stalely Oaks, Summei Ave.. 
Memphis. Tenn. 




LOVUK P. MILES Attorney. Born May 17. 1871, Marion. 
Virginia. Son of Rev. George W. and Rebecca (Austini Miles. 
Education : Graduate Emory and Henry College. Virginia. ISMl . 
studied law. University of Virginia, ISill 18il2. Reporter. Washing- 
ton correspondent and assistant managing editor I he ( ommercial 
•\ppeal, Memphis, Tenn., IX'.M IK'.lil. Moved to Fori bmith. Ark.. 
IS'l'l to practice Ian. Assistant atti>rney St. Louis. Iron Moun- 
tain 'and Southern Railway Company. 1;"I2 I'.HIS ; general attorney 
same company. Western Arkansas an.l Oklahoma. I'.mS I'.Ui. Ke 
turne.l in i;il2 to Memphis. Tenn.. and formed law imrtnership 
with Hon. Luke E. Wright. Roane Waring and Sam . ^^"^^"■ 
under the lirm name of Wright, Miles, Waring & Walker Mar 
ried Umfi, Miss Kate Cniwfoid of Memphis, lenn. thlldren; 
Anne Crawford, Lovick V.. Jr., and Kale. Member Methodist 
Kpiscopal Church. S..uth. of which his father was a minister. 
Member Phi Delta Theta I'l-aternity, Tennessee Club. Memphis 
Country Club. Democrat. Business address. Memphis Trust Build- 
ing. Residence. 16.5.5 Harbert Avenue. 




HARRY STIMSON Lumberman. Born in Mahalasvillc. Ind., 
IVhruarv II IS^l. Educated in common schools of Indiana, ana 
it Central Normal College. Danville. Indiana His ^'^^^f^'J'l^r 
esls have caused him to cover Hfleen states and also ,, ' -^^^^ '"'T^ \'l 
Canada. At eighteen years of age he had charee of his mothei ^ b"^' 
ne."s in erests : later, taught school for a period of slx^ years, having 
charge of all institute work during the last y™"- h" ' ."« . «''"f_'''^ 
Then engaged in mercantile business in Indiana and Illinois lor a 
I'eiiod of five years. Has been engaged in the lumber business for 
,Uf"een years, and is fully convel-sant with same. Is secreWry- 
r^suier and general manager for Vanden Boom St imson Lumber 
Co and junior partner in Vanden-Boom-St.mson Lumber Co 
located at Seventh Street and S. R.R. Station E. Home address 
1'13 East street Is a Republican in National politics. Has held 
^ariou» positions in Methodist Church and S"""""*;,, .S^";"" :„ J?,,," 
K P since 188'.l. member Anniversary Lodge No. 811. Martinsv lie. 
Ind Is a member of Business Men's Club and Lumbermen s Club. 



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THOMAS ARTHUR McCAHEY- President of the Columbus 
Marble Works. Horn in Herty. Alabama. May 15. 1885. Educated 
in Hiyh School. Columbus. Miss. Has traveled through states of 
Michijfan, Illinois. Massachusetts, New York and other Eastern 
states. Entered commercial life in 190(1, and for fourteen consecu- 
tive years has been in the marble business. Is a Democrat, but has 
never sought public office. Is a steward in Methodist Church, and 
director of Columbus National Bank of Commerce. Is a K. of P., 
Odd Fellow and W. O. W. Located at Fifth Street and Eighth 
Avenue. Columbus. Miss. City residence, 1913 South Second Street, 
Columbus, Miss. 



EUGENE F. TURNER KuKistrar of the University of Tennes- 
see College of Medicine. Born in Olmstead. Ky., July 27, 1868. Edu- 
cated at Ash SprinK Academy. Browder Institute, University of 
Nashville and Vanderbilt University. Chairman Carson County 
(Texasi Board of Examiners. 1891-1894; principal Hume and Fall 
Schools. Nashville. 1894-1902; 1902-1904, district superintendent and 
principal of Elliott and Buena Vista Schools ; 1905, registrar Uni- 
vei'sity of Nashville Medical department; 1909-1911, business man- 
ager of three departments of University of Tennessee; 1911 to date. 
reKistrar-bursar of University of Tennessee. Two years state 
director of N. A. E. for Tennessee. Is Scottish Rite Mason and 
past chancellor of Kni^jhts. 





WM. G. STERMtEKGER Dentist. Born in Brownsville. Tc-nn.. 
in 1881. Educated in the common school of Brownsville, and later 
at the Vanderbilt University. Nashville. He^an practice of dentistry 
in Memphis in 1904. Is a member of the lirm of Arrington & 
Sternberner. with ulficus at present located in the Memphis Trust 
buildinvr. Dr. Sternbcr(fer received decree at Vanderbilt University. 



MILTON C. PICARD— Manager Germania Life Insurance Co.. 
New York. Born Memphis. Tenn. Educated in public and private 
schools and coUejres of that city. Entered commercial life by re- 
quest when iiuitc younj;. Is now one of the foremost Insurance 
AKents in the South. Is member of Jewish family, of old and hon- 
ored name, and prominent in social and linancial circles of BlutT 
City. Is member of Hex Club, and of Business Men's Club of 
Mt-mphis. Tenn. 



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LEROY "JACK" FLEMING -Meicliaiit, was burn in AilinK- 
ton. Tenn., on January 4, 1S83. He was educated at Bethel 
College. Russellville. Ky.. and at once entered the employ ol' the 
firm of W. R. Fleming & Bro.. treneral merchants. In 1VI04 he pur- 
chased the interest of one of his brothers in the enterprise, and 
since its incorporation in liKlit. has been president and treasurer 
of the company. He is a member of the B. P. O. E. 



W. LUTHER JAMES Business man. Born in Shelby County. 
Tenn.. July. 1S85. Educated in public schools of Shelby County, 
later at Bethel Institute. Left school in 1904. Entered public life 
in 1WI6. Left for California. owinK to mininB interests, in 1907. 
Returned in 19118. Formed present partner-ship at that time. Vice- 
president W. R. Fleming Grocery Co. 




OTIS JONES Business man. B(jrn in Brunswick. Tenn.. 
November. 1»T4. Educated in public schools of Brunswick and 
vicinity. Left for California, in mininj? interests in lootj. Returned 
to Tennessee in 1908. forming? present partnership. Secretary of 
DeSoto Coal Co.. and secretary of \V, K, Fleming (Grocery Co. 




ALFRED P. HUNT - Business man. Born in New Jersey. 
November 13. 1871). Educated in public schools of New Jersey, 
later followed by commercial coui-se in mechanical enKineerinK. 
New York Central School. Was draughtsman until 1907. when he 
came South and established the Tennessee Sanitary Towel Suppjy 
Co.. continuing: same. Is Past Officer in all branches of I. O. O. F., 
and member Mountaineer Lodxe of Albany. Member of Business 
Men's Club. 



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HORACE POWELL CONLEY— Physician. Born in Crockett 
County, Tenn., Au^rust 28, 1881. Educated in public schools of 
Alamo. Tenn. Took preparatory course at Hamilton College, Lex- 
ington, Ky. Received Bachelor of Arts from Transylvania Uni- 
versity in 19fH. Doctor of Medicine from Kentucky University 
I now Transylvania University I Medical Department in 1905. Px'ac 
ticed medicine at Alamo, Tenn., from liMJ5 to UMIH ; has practiced 
medicine since 1908 till present time. Is a Democrat. Was county 
health officer in Cro'ckett County, Tenn.. lV)06-liMI7. Is a member 
of Phi Chi Fraternity, Woodmen of the World, Royal Arch Mason, 
and a consistent member of the Linden Avenue Christian Church. 



F. S. BRIGHT Business man. Born in Memphis June 29, 
1886. Educated in public schools of Memphis, at Werls & Rhea's, 
and later at Sewanee, Tenn. Mr. Bright's first business venture 
was with Orgill Bros. After a very successful term with them, 
he went with W. B. Mallory Sons & Co., and from there entered 
the auto lield. Was with McDonald Co. from lillO until 1912, 
when he organized the Standard Motor Car Co., which firm suc- 
ceeded the Flanigan-Studebaker Motor Co. Early in 1913 Mr. 
Bright was head salesman for the company, but later he became 
general manager, a position he held and still retains with great 
success, owing in part to his very pleasing personality. Besides 
his other offices. Mr. Bright was a director and incorporator of the 
Stjindard Motor Car Co. 





JAMES F. WHITAKKK Plumber. Born in Mfuon. Ca., 
November 2. IHTH. Eduiattd in public schools of Macon. Entered 
the business world in Mi-mphis in 1901. going into business for 
himself. Has never held i>ublic oflice, being too much engrosseii 
in his business affairs for other considerations. Mr. Whilaker is 
secretary and treasurer of Memphis Master Plumbers' Associa 
lion: is a member of the Knights of Columbus and member of the 
Young Men's Institute. 



ROBERT L. HROWN Business man. was born in Obion, 
Tennessee. He received his education in the public schools of 
Obion and in the Litei-ary and Law Departments of Vunderbilt 
University. Since 189-1 he hn.s been engaged in the coal business 
as head of the Brown Coal Company of Memphis, Tennessee. He 
is president of the Oibralter Coal Mining Co.. and of the Mercer 
Coal Co. He has traveled extensively throughout the American 
continent and Europe, and is a member of the Memphis Country 
Club, the Tennessee Club, the Chickasaw Guards' Club and the 
Memphis Business Men's Club. 



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FRANK MALONE GUTHRIE— Notary, Lawyer, and Justice of 
the Peace. Born near Kelly, Miss.. November 22. 1868. Educated in 
public schools and Memphis Institute, finishing in 1888. Took com- 
mercial course at Leddin's Business CoUeRe, 188!>. Inducted into office 
September 1, 1804. Admitted to Memphis bar in 1895. Early expo- 
nent for redistricting of Shelby County and Commission Form of 
Government. Member of Business Men's Club, Shelby Lodge I. O. 
O. V. 



JOSEPH A. NEVILS — Wholesale produce merchant, was born 
in Pickens County, Alabama, on August 10, 1840. In 1845 his 
family moved to Memphis, Tenn.. vi-here he early entered business 
life, and at the age of twenty, after five years experience as a 
clerk, he established a retail grocery business in that city. In 1864 
he became a member of the wholesale grocery and cotton firm of 
Nevils & Rose, and for the past thirty years he has been engaged 
in the wholesale produce business as the head of the J. A. Nevils 
Commission Co. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the 
B. P. O. E. and the Memphis Business Men's Club. 





JOHN I>. GAHEL Cotton merchant. Horn in Bremen, Ger 
many. January 14, ISTii. Educated in the German schools. Trav- 
eled throughout Europe in IIMIO-IHO:;. Came to Augusta. Ga.. in 
liMrj to i;t05. Located in Memphis in l'.Mi6 to present d»y. With 
Inmnn & Co., from 11M12 to 1906 : with Fa rns worth- Evans Co. 
from I'.MIT to lillU: with J. D. Gabel & Co. from 1910 to jiresent 
(Jate. Belongs to New York Club in New York City, Chickasaw 
Guards' Club, Tennessee Club and Buntyn Country Club. Has a 
country home on Goodwin Avenue, Buntyn. 



CHARLES EMORY CHAPLEAU Manager Underwood Type- 
wriler Co. Horn Worcester, Mass., September 13, 1885. Educated 
in public .schools. St. Vincent's College, Los Angeles : moved to 
latter city when very young. Entered commercial life as messen- 
ger; after short time, entered as office boy for Underwood Type- 
writer Co.. Memphis. Is now manager, after ten years' service. 
Member of Business Men's Club, Chickasaw Club. Young Men's In- 
stitute, and B. P. O. E. and Knights of Columbus. Located at 79 
Monroe Ave. Home addre.ss, 1718 York Ave.. Memphis, Tenn. 



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THOMAS OLIVER VINTON-Banker. was born in Marietta. 

Ohio, on May 9. 1865. He received his preparatory and college 
education in Marietta and Cincinnati. Ohio. He bejran his busi- 
ness career as a clerk, and in 1886 was made mananer of the St. 
Joseph, Mo., office of R. G. Dun & Co. : two years later became 
manajrer of that company's El Paso, Texas, otfice, and in 1890 
assumed charjjre of its office in Memphis, Tenn., which position 
he held until UIOl. He was president of the Memphis Merchants' 
Exchan^rc in 18i)9 and of the "Business Lea^rue"' in li)02. In 
January, 1909, he was elected a director and vice-president of the 
Bank of Commerce & Trust Co.. and in June, 1910, became pres- 
ident of that institution, the position he still holds. He is a 
Republican ; was registration commissioner under Governors 
McMillan and Patterson ; is a trustee and treasurer of the Wm. 
R. Moore School of Teehnolojiy ; a member of the Merchants' 
Exehanvre, the Cotton Exchanjje, the Business Men's Club, the 
Country Club, the Chickasaw Club and the Masons. 



DAVID WINSTON HOUSTON— Born October 1, 1866, in 
Aberdeen, Miss. Educated in private schools for seven years, then 
A. & M. Collejite of Mississippi. 1880-1884 ; graduated with B. S. 
degree in 1884. Read law until 1886. Took two-year law course 
at University of Virginia, obtaining? B. L. decree June, 18S8. Be- 
gan practice of law at Aberileen, Miss., in 1888, continuing until 
present day. Is city attorney and attorney for Illinois Central 
R. R. in five counties, and for Mobile & Ohio R. R. Never a candi- 
date for public office, but elected as Democratic presidential 
elector in 1896, and delegate to national conventions of 1900 and 
1908. By special appointment, has served as Chancery Judge, Cir- 
cuit Judge and Supreme Court Judge of State. Member of Vestry 
of Episcopal Church, Aberdeen ; twice vice-president Mississippi 
State Bar Association ; three times delegate to American Bar 
Association, and also member Council of State. Member of Chi 
Phi Fraternity at University of Virginia. Member of B. P. O. E. 
Residence Aberdeen, Miss. 





JOHN IIRVAN THOMASON Lawyer. Was born in Paris. 
Tenn., ()n i-cbruary 16, 1874. He was educaled at Cumberland Uni- 
versity, and in 1S'.I6 began the practice of law. He was City Judge 
of Paris, Tenn.. from 190,1 to 1907. On the latter date he was ap- 
pointed State Revenue Agent with office at Memphis, and served 
as such until October, 1913. He is a member of the Business Men's 
Club, the Chickasaw Club and the B. P. O. E. 



MAI.I.OKV DAVIS Business man. Born in Davistown. Ala.. 
November 'M>, 1878. Educated in public schools, later went to 
University of Arkansas. His preparatoiy education was at Jack- 
sonville, Ala. May. IHI'S to 1904. traveling salesman: 1904 to 1910. 
hardware and lumber business at itta Bena, Miss. Since 1910 in 
lumber business in Memphis. Dennwrat. Is a member of B. M. C. 
of Memphis. Country residence at Itta Bena, Miss. 



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JOHN ELLIOTT RANKIN -FruseculiiiK Attorney. Lee County. 
Bo in in Itlawamlia County, Mississippi. March 29, 1882. Grad- 
uated at Verona Hiyh School, Verona, Miss. Taught three years 
in the public schools. Took one year of literary work in the 
University of Mississippi, and later graduated from the Law 
Department of the University of Mississippi. Admitted to the bar 
in June, 1909; practiced law at West Point, Miss., from July. 191(1. 
until November. 1910 ; practiced at Tupelo, 1910-1914. Democrat. 
Was elected County Prosecuting Attorney of Lee County in 1911 
and has served to date. Is a Mason and a Woodman of the World. 
Business address, Tupelo, Miss. City residence, Y. M. C. A. 
Building. 




HENRY J. PARRISH — Business man, was born near Collierville, 
Tenn., on September 16. 1859. He came to Memphis in 1874, and 
two years later became connected with Hill, Fontaine & Co., with 
which firm he remained for five years. In 1881 he became secre- 
tary of Gayoso Oil Co., and within a few months was made super- 
intendent and Keneral manager, the position he still occupies. He 
was president of the Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association 
in 1909 ; is president of the Merchants' Exchange and president of 
the Exchange Buildinjr Co. He was a member of the Chickasaw 
Guards from 1877 to 1881 and is a Mason. 




JOHN J. GRIFFIN Justice of Peace. Born. Memphis. October 
1864. Educated in jiublic schools of Memphis, later taking cnmnicr 
cial course in Robinson's Business College. Was interested in in 
dustrial affairs until September. 1912. when he was inducted into 
office as Justice of Peace. Member Lignum Vitae Camp, W. O. W., 
and of the Owls. Intensely interested in public and patriotic affairs, 
and also Marine conditions, and the mattresses of the levees. 



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S. J. HKiH Cashier People's Bank & Trust Co. Born Octo- 
ber 3, 1872. Educated in public schools of Tupelo and iirepared for 
business by a course at Eastman College, Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Trav- 
eled considerably in United States. Entered banking business in 
1896 ; was assistant cashier of the Hank of Tupelo until 1904 ; one 
of the promotoi's of People's Bank & Trust Co., and now cashier 
of same. Democrat. Has refused all public offices. Large stock- 
holder in banking and commercial concerns. Chairman of executive 
committee of Mississippi Bankei-s' Association. Is not a member 
of any club. Home and business address, Tupelo, Miss. 



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ARTHUR NATHAN SEESSEL Mt-ichjint. was born in Meni- 
pliis. Tenn., January JL'. ISSL'. He was educated in the public schools, 
the Memphis Christian Brotheis' CoIIejre and Nelson's Business 
CoUeKe, and in ISSIT entered the employ of his father, Albert Seessel. 
In 1903 he became a member of the firm of Albert Seessel & Sons, 
wholesale and retail dealers in meat and steam sausage manufac- 
turers. In 1910 he succeeded this firm and has since conducted the 
business. In November, 1912, he opened one of the most modern mar- 
kets in the entire South at 15 South Second Street, Memphis, 
where he has since been located. He is a member of the Rex 
Club, of the Y. M. H. A. and of the Memphis Business Men's 
Club. 



LOIS DILLIARD BEJACH— Lawyer, was born in Moscow. Kay- 
ette County. Tennessee, on February 24, l>jb6. IIo attended the 
Memphis University School for five years, and in 1908 graduated 
from the Academic Department of Vanderbilt University. Three 
years later he ^rraduated from the Harvard University Law School. 
He was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts in 1910, and since 
1911 has practiced in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a Democrat, and 
as a member of the Tennessee Stale Lejrislature in 1912-19l:J, served 
as chairman of the Judiciary Committee and was the author of the 
law g-iving married women the control of their own i)roperty. He 
is a Mason and a member of the Memphis Business Men's Club. 





GILBERT M. SCHLOSS lnv,-stnu-ni broK.-i-. liorn in Memphis 
September 6. IHHS. IC<hHated in public sehuols throunh j^rrammer 
Krudes. Entered M. U. S. and later at Armour University, Chicnjfo. 
Entered commercial life in Wall Street with J. S. Beach & Co.. 
remaining one year; then was associateti the succeeding year with 
Farson Sons & Co., bond house. Came to Memphis and oj)ene<i 
present investment brokers' olTice in Exchantre Building. Is 
director of Y. M. H. A. : member of Y. M. C. A.. Kovernor of Rex 
Club and president of Bnai B'rith. 



SAMUEL STEINBERli Business man. was born in Germany 
on October 21. IHTS, and came to the United States at the aKe of 
eik'hteen. After beinK emi)loyed for two years at Clarksville. 
Tenn., he formed the (irm of S. Steinberg & Co.. I'etail merchants. 
In I9(i-t he moved to Memijhis and established the firm of S. 
Steinberg & Co.. deailers in hides, tallow, etc.. which has since 
been located at that city, Mr. Steinber^r is a member u( the Busi- 
ness Men's Club and the B. P. O. E. 



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JOHN MORRISON RAYMOND Lumberman. Horn in Shelby 
County, Tenn.. January 25. 1888. Educated in the public and 
private schools of Memphis, finishing at the Columbia Military 
Academy. Entered commercial world with the firm of Waldcn- 
Braxton ManufacturinK Co., remaining there for four years ; then 
accepted a position with the Benton- Wilson Lumber Co. After 
six months of service the company dissolved partnership, Mr. Ray- 
mond purchasinp: Mr. Benton's interest. The company reorganized 
under the title of Raymond- Wilson Lumber Co., with John M. 
Raymond as president, and located at 629 South Dudley Street. 
He has no political affiliations. Was a member of the State 
Militia, with rank as lieutenant. In August, 1912, he was mar- 
rie<l to Miss Rica Powell. Home address, 1637 Foster Ave., Memphis. 



JOHN G. ADLKR Lumber dealer, was born in Bennekeim, 
Wurtenburg, Germany, on June 24. 1848. With his parents he 
came to Kentucky in 1^53 and two years later the family moved 
to Nashville, Tenn., where he received his early education. After 
a year spent in travel, he came to Memphis in 1871 and secured 
employment as a workman in the planing mill of Moore, Eader & 
Co., remaining with this firm and its successors, the Cole Manu- 
facturing? Co., until 19(15. when he resipned as superintendent to 
accept a similar position with the Berwick Lumber Co., New 
Orleans. Two years later he returned to Memphis to become a 
member of the firm ol L. E. Campbell Lumber Co., of which con 
cern he became the sole proprietor in December, 1910. He has 
since been at the head of this enterprise, now the DeSoTO Lumber 
Company. 





RICHARD B. CLINTON Lumberman. Horn in Courlland. 
Misi).. November 15, 1874. Came to Memphis in 1886; received ecJu- 
cation in Memphis public schools. When sixteen years of a^e, took 
position with Standard Oil Co. : promoted to assistant mana^rer after 
nine years of service; later with Lee Bros, as assistant manajrer in 
the Correspondence Department. In January, 1902. established the 
firm of Clinton Bros. Co., real estate and buildinff business, and in 
I9iih established the firm of Clinton Lumber Co.. situated at L. & N. 
R. R. an<i Waldran Avenue. Is a Democrat, hut thus far has ac 
cepted no public t)ftice. Is a member of the Y. M. C. A. 



\V M. HENRY LEWIS Lumberman. Born in Fountain County, 
Indiana, about lifty years ak'o. Educated in county schools and 
Wustfield Collejre. III. In early life he enyraKed in farming; first, 
for father, an<l then for himself. Later was interested in timber 
lands in Fountain C<)unty. Indiana. Has been interested in the 
real estate business in Memphis, but is now with Geo. R. Sims 
Lumber Co. in Lyceum HuildinK. Has timber interests aside from 
this, the investments provintf very successful. Has been in Mem 
phis fifteen years. He held no office here, but was Township 
Trustee of Fulton, Initiana. Is an independent as to politics, but 
has no political affiliations. Is a member of the Indiana Society of 
Memphis. 



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WILLIAM MORTIMER STANTON -Lawyer, was born in 
Meridian. Miss., on January 2. \S\h). iTe was educated at tlie 
Christian Brothers' Collejje in Memphis and at Vanderbilt Uni- 
versity, Ki'aduatinp from the lormt^r in 3'JuS and receiving the 
degree LL.B. from the latter two years later. He began his 
professional career as a lawyer, associated with the late W. A. 
Percy, and but a few months later was elected a member of the 
Fifty-seventh General Assembly of Tennessee. He sei-ved as 
assistant city attorney of Memphis in 1911-1912, resigning when 
elected a member of the Fifty-eigth General Assembly, where he 
served as Speaker of the House. He is now a member of the firm 
of McKellai* & Kyser, lawyers, with offices in the Byrd Building, 
Memphis. He is a member of the Chickasaw Guards' Club, tht- 
H. P. O. E.. and other fraternal organizations. 



GROVER NEWTON McCORMICK Lawyer. Was born in 
Brighton, Tenn., on December 22, 1885. He received his preparatory 
education at Robinson's Preiiaratory School for Boys, Sal^m, Tenn., 
and in 1!HI8 graduated from Erskine College, Due West, S. C., with 
an A. B. degree. In 1910, he received the degree LL.B. from 
Cumberland University, and in the same year became associated with 
Milton J. Anderson, lawyer, in Memphis. Tenn. Since January 1. 
UH2, he has been a member of the law firm of Ramsey & McCor- 
mick, with otfices in Memphis Trust Building. He served as As- 
sistant President of Bolton College, Brunswick, Tenn., in 1906-7 
and was a member of the 58th General Assembly of Tennessee. He 
is a member of the S. A. E. Fraternity, the K. of P. Lodge, the 
Chickasaw Guards' Club and the Memphis Business Men's Club. 





JAMES FRANKLIN BICKERS — Lawyer. Born in Shelby 
County, Tenn., January, 1H81. Educiited in county schools and 
Union University, Jackson. Tenn. Teacher ltMil-1903. Journalist 
1911.1 I'.mfi. Ri-cfived degree Cumberland University 1907-1908. Ad- 
mitted Memphis bar. 19ipS. Lived in New Mexico Feb. .'i. 1913. to 
Dec. ."). 19i;{. Resumed Memphis practice 1914. Past Dictator Moose 
LodKe, Albuqueniue, N. M., 32d degree Mason, Shriner and Scot- 
tish Rite. 



POWLESS WILLIAM LAMER Lawyer. Born March 7, 
1885. Educated in Munford Training School, Cumberland Uni- 
versity Academic and Law. Began practicing law in Covington, 
Tenn.. in 19i)7. Moved to Memphis in 1912, where, at present, is 
engaged In practice. Member of Fifty seventh General Assembly 
of Tennessee from Tipton County : chairman Judiciary Committee 
of House of Re!>resentativos of Tennessee for 19 H. Democrat. 
Member of Masonic Order, Business Men's Club, Memphis. Tenn., 
and Kappa Sigma Fraternity. 



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HEKHEKT ( LEMENTS FOSTER Wholisak vrrmci. was horn 
in Mfinphis. Tenn.. on Ainil 2. 1892. Hf was educated in the 
Memi»his iiublic schools and has traveled in most of the United 
States and Canatla. In I'.Mii) he became assistant cashier with the 
firm of A. S. Barboro & Co.. of Memphis, and in lVU:i he left thi-t 
position to become vice president and nenerai manaKi'i- of T. J. 
Foster & Sons, wholesale grocers. 



ROBERT J. FOSTER Wholesale Ciocer. Has born in Memphis. 
Tenn., on .lune 'Jti, ISSif. He be^an his business career as a 
stenoK'rai>her ami bookkeeper in Memphis, and in 1910 was made 
bookkeeper in the Bureau of Commerce and Labor. Washin^rton, 
D. C. In February. 11112. he became conlidential clerk of the Hydro- 
jrraphic Office in Washink'ton. D. C. from which position he resJKned 
six months later to become manager of a cafe in New York City. 
In l^tlS he returned to Memphis and became vice-president of the 
Duttlirwer (irocery Co. Several months later the business was pur- 
chased by the firm of T. J. Foster & Sons and Robert Foster was 
made seci'etary tre^isurer. He is treasurer of the Chickasaw Council 
No. 160, Y. M. I., and a member of the B. P. O. E. 



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WILLIAM JOSEPH HAYES -Chief of Memphis Police, was 
burn in County Waterfoiil, Ireland, on January 23. 1868. In 18il 
he came to the United States with his parents, who settled m 
Oxford Furnace. N. J., where he received a common school educa- 
tion, and was later employed as an iron worker. He came to 
Memphis in 1887 and secured employment with the Southern 
Express Co. He was appointed on the police force in 1894 ; 
served as a patrolman until 1906. when he was made a SerKeant : 
was promoted to Inspector of Police in 1910. and in January. 191-. 
became Chief of Police. He is a Democrat and a member of the 
B. P. O. E. 




THOMAS B. KING — Commissioner. Born in White County. 
Arkansas. July. 1861. Educated in Murfreesboro. Tenn. Mayor of 
Bells. Tenn.. ISS-l-lSS-i. Member Tennessee Legislature from 
Crockett County in 1887 : moved from Arkansas to Tennessee in 
1881 : lived at Bells, Tenn., six years ; lived at Brownsville. Tenn.. from 
1887 to 1901. Owned and edited the Brownsville States-Democrat 
from 1896 to 1899. Moved to Memphis in 1901. Was president of the 
Y. M. C. A. from 1903 to 1910. Has been live times elected a dele- 
Kate to the General Conference of the Southern Methodist Con- 
ferences. Member of the Methodist Church. South: chairman of 
Shelby County Commissioners and chairman of Advisory Board of 
Juvenile Court of Memphis. 




JOHN E. McFADDEN— Fire chief, was horn in Memi)his. Tenn., 
on February 19. 1861. At the aKe of seventeen he entered the Mem 
phis Fire Deiiartment. of which his father was Chief, and exceptin:; 
the years from 1H82 to 1886 spent as a locomotive enKineer on the 
L. & N. R. R., his service in the department has been continuous 
since that time. At various times he has held every position on 
the force, having been successively private, lieutenant. cai>tain. 
assistant chief and chief. He has occupied the last named posi- 
tion since January I. l9Ht. 




CYRUS CLAKK PASHBY— City Clerk. Born in Florence. 
Mich June 20, 1868. Finished his education in the Michigan 
Agricultural College. Took post-graduate course at University of 
Michigan in 1894. Was instructor in mathematics at Michigan 
Agricultural College. 1894 to 1897. Engaged in engineering in 
Yazoo and Mississippi delta, and later was a member of the bt. 
Francis Levee Board. In 1901 was clerk of the Engineering 
Department. City of Memphis. Is at present City Clerk of Mem 
phis, with office in Shelby County Court House. 
1897 to Miss Edith M. Brush of Shcrard. Miss. 
member of the Improved Order of Red Men. 



Was married in 
Is a Mason and 



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HARRY COLEMAN Manufac-turer. was burn in Memphis. 
Tenn.. on March 4. 1S83. He was educated in the Memphis public 
schools, and has been for fifteen years connected with the mercan- 
tile business established by his father, Sol Coleman. He is pres- 
ident and Keneral manaper of the Coleman Manufacturing: Com- 
pany, manufacturers of Ko-Ko Tulu chewing pum and Kleenatine 
floor preparation. He is a member of the Masons, the Business Men's 
Club, the Y. M. H. A. and the Rex Club. 



MANNY SCHONBERGER- Business man. Born in Ungvar, 
Hunj2:ary, March 2S. 1882. Educated in High School of Budapest, 
and graduate of Croonberp: Sartorial ColIep:e of ChicaKo. Entered 
commercial life March 18, 1901. Has made a splendid success in 
the line of merchant tailoring, and at present is located at 140 
N. Main Street. Memphis. His residence address is 118P,- Jack- 
son Avenue. 





MORRIS MOSKOVITZ Proprietor of the Moskovitz Bakinjr 
Co. of Memjjhis, Tenn.. was born in Hunk'ary on May 30, 1866. 
At the ayre of eighteen he left his native land, and after travelinR 
extensively in England and France, came to the United States. In 
1896 he established in Memphis the business in which he has since 
been engaKed. He is a prominent member of the Business Men's 
Club. 



MORRIS BASIST Merchant. Born in New York. May '>2, 
188H. Lived in Memphis past twenty years. Entered into public 
life at present stand (111 N. Main Si. i July 15. 1909. Previous to 
that time was associated in business with his father. Is a member 
of the Elks' an<l Masonic Lodges. 



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MILTON J. ANDERSON -- Attorney. Born April. 1875, at 
Jasper. Tenn. Attended Jasper public schools, later Pryor Insti- 
tute at Jasper. Junior year at Webb Bros.. Bell Buckle; Senior 
year. Wall and Mooney, F'ranklin, Tennessee. Litei'ary course 
at Vanderbilt University. Studied law under Col. Garnett Andrews. 
ChattanooKa. Tenn. Lived in ChattanooKa and practiced l^w from 
181)6 to September. 1905. Came to Memphis in 1895. Took up law- 
practice. Present firm, Anderson & Crabtree. P'our years a 
member of City and County iHamiltoni Executive Committees, Chat- 
tanooga. Elected chairman Shelby County Democratic Executive 
Committee in 1912. Received tifty-six votes for short term in United 
States Senate at Tennessee Legrislature in 1913. Assistant auditor 
ChattanooKa in 1899. Secretary Young Men's Business League. 
Chattanooga, same year. Member S. A. E. College Fx'aternity. Elks, 
I. O. O. F.. K. of P.. Mountain City Club. Chattanooga ; Chicka- 
saw Club. Tennessee Club, Business Men's Club and Merchants" 
Exchange. 



J. C. OTTINGER— Banker. Was born in Greene County, Ten- 
nessee, on September 2(1, 1863. He was educated at Mosheim Col- 
lege. Greenville, Tenn., and came to Memphis in 1887. He was 
employed as a clerk by the Mansfield Drug Co., later becoming 
assistant secretary-treasurer and finally secretary-treasurer of the 
company. He became connected with the Union & Planters Bank 
& Trust Co. : left the position of assistant cashier with that in- 
stitution to organize the Central Bank & Trust Co., afterwards 
the Central-State Bank & Trust Co. In December. 1912, he left the 
vice-presidency of that bank to organize the Mississippi Valley 
Bank & Trust Co.. now submerged with the old Mercantile Bank, 
under the caption of the Mercantile National. He was president 
of the Memphis Clearing House Association for the year 1913, is 
treasurer of the Colonial Golf Club and a member of the Business 
Men's Club. 





THOMAS DIES 

Commissioner of Public Utilities 

Memphis, Tenn. 



GEORGE COLLLNS LOVE 

City Commissioner 
Memphis, Tenn. 



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LEWIS TALBOT KAVANAUGH Bu^in^..^ inaii. uas burn in 
St. Louis, Mo., on August 8. 1864, He attended the public schools 
and Westminster Colleire at P'ulton, Mo., and in 1882 became an 
employe of the Central Elevator Co. in St. Louis. He moved to 
Atchison, Kansas, and there became connected with the Pomeroy 
Coal Company, \vith which he remained until 1887. when he 
returned to St. Louis and entered the employ of Armour Packin;? 
Co. In 1889 he became associated with his brothers in a business 
enterprise in Decatur, Ala., and in 1889 came to Memphis. He is 
sole owner of the Kavanaugh Sand Co. and a director of the 
Ri>ach-ManiKan Pavinp Co., a Democrat and a member of the 
1^. P. O. E., the Chickasaw Guards* Club, the Memphis Country 
Club and the Business Men's Club. 



ALEXANDER CHRISTIE -Coniiaclor. was born in Scotland 
on October 7, 1881. He was educated at the GlasKow and West of 
Scotland Technical College ; came to the United States in 1904, 
and six months later reached Memphis, where he entered the em- 
ploy of the Kastner Cut Stone Co. After one year with this firm 
he became a contractor, and in 1907 became a member of the firm 
of Christie & Aitkin, contractors. Since the withdrawal of his 
partner in 1911, he has conducted this business under the name 
of the Christie Cut Stone Co. He was married in New York on 
September 23, 1910, a short time after his return from a trip to 
Europe. He is a Scottish Rile Mason, a Shriner and a member 
of the Court Avenue Presbyterian Church. 





W1I>LIAM BLSMARCK WATKIXS President Bank of Aber 
dei-n. Burn in Monroe County. Miss., July 9, 1875. After a 
splendid cummun school education, attended University of Missis 
sippi. Received decree of Bachelor of Arts in 1897. and that of 
Bachelor of Laws in 1898, from the University. Practiced law in 
Greenwood. Miss., from 1900 to 1905 ; was cashier of Bank of Aber 
decn in 1906: vice-president in 1910. and now president of same. 
Takes an active interest in public affairs. Is a Democrat, b.jt ntver 
sought iHiblic office. Is at present a member of the Aberdeen 
Board of Aldermen. Is E. X.. Mason and B. P. O. E. Business an<l 
home address, Aberdeen, Miss. 



IKE W. CRABTREE— Lawyer. Born Franklin County. Tenn.. 
March 10, 1870. Educated in the public schools, and Winchester 
Normal College. Winchester. Tenn. Studied law with Jud^e Kloyd 
Estill in Winchester, lH9:t, bejfinnin^r practice in the same town 
in 1899. Came to Memphis 1910. becoming; member of the firm of 
Anderson & Crabtree. Democrat. Was democratic nominee for dis- 
trict attorney Keneral for Sixth Judicial District of Tennessee, in 
191M. Member Stale Board Primary Election Commissioners 1909-10. 
Is a Mason, Elk. member of Chickasaw Guards' Club, and Bu.siness 
Men's Club. 



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J. HUGH CARTER, M. D.— Born in McNairy County, near 
Selmei-, Tenn., January 2, 1880. Educated in common schools of 
the county and Selmer Hijrh School ; jrraduating in May, 18i>T- 
1898. Finished education by travel, visitins universities in Chicajio 
and St. Louis, as well as others of note in other states. Graduated 
in medicine at the University of Tennessee May, 1905. Served one 
year as house physician Memphis City Hospital ; also a member of 
the City Hospital staff for four years froni November 1906 to 
Utlit. Was assistant to the chairs, surgery and physical diagnoses 
in Memphis Hospital Medical College from 1906 to 1913. Is a 
member of the Memphis and Shelby County, West Tennessee, State 
of Tennessee, Tri-State, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, 
Southern Medical and Surgical and the American Medical Associa 
tions. Is a deacon in the Baptist Church. Has a country home in 
Selmer, Tenn. 



WILLIAM THOMAS BLACK. M. D- F. A. C. S. Born in 
Stanton Depot. Tenn., June 13. 1875. Educated Stanton. Tenn.. later 
in public schools of Memphis. Privately coached in Latin and other 
branches. Graduate of Memphis Hospital Medical College in 1898. 
Has been gynecologist to St. Joseph's Hospital for seven years ; sur- 
geon to City Hospital for several years until 1912 ; surgeon and pres- 
ident of staff of Porter Home and Leath Orphanage and Foundling 
Home (Foundlings' Department); associate to chair of anatomy 
Memphis Hospital Medical College from 1900 to 1908. At present 
clinical lecturer in gynecology in University of Tennessee. Presi- 
dent of Memphis and Shelby County Medical Societies in 1912. 
Was A. A. S. U. S. P. H. & M. H. S., 1900-1902. Member of 
Methodist Episcopal Church : Fellow of the American College of 
Surgeons ; member of Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society. 
Tennessee State Medical Society. Tri State Medical Society, Ameri- 
can M.-<ii.:il Assoriittiun. Member of Chirka^aw Giianls" Club. 




JOHN W. PRIMROSE Physician. Born Warrenton. N. C, 
May in. ISHil. Educated Westminster College. Fulton. Mo., Medical 
Depiirtment Fort Worth University, and graduating April 25. 1902. 
frnm Memphis Hospital Medical College. Was resident physician of 
Memphis Hospital Medical College from 1902 to 1903: general prac- 
tice at Sarah. Miss.. 19i)3 to 19111 ; general practice Clarksdule, Miss.. 
191(1 to iiate. Denmcrat. Member Elks. Southern Medical Associa 
tion. Mississippi State Medical Association, member of Clarksdale 
and of six county medical societies. Home a<ldress. Plantei*s' Bank 
Building. Clarksdale. Miss. 




WILLIAM H. BALDWIN Physician. Surgeon. Born in Jack- 
son County. Indiana. September U. 1871. Educated in public 
schools of Indiana. Graduated from Memphis Hospital Medical 
College in 1901. Traveled on Mexican Border and to points on East 
African coast, also visited principal cities and Stratford on Avon. 
Englanii. Has been engaged in medical service of British trans 
port during Boer War. Now located in Memphis" most important 
industrial suburb. New South Memphis. In continuous service with 
railroads and manufacturers in charge of industrial injuries. Is the 
author of monographs on the subject. !s Democrat and Koyal Arch 
Mason. Home address, •! (iuge Ave. 



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THOMAS BOTTS ANDREWS - Miller and prain dealer, was 
born in Maysville. Mason County, Kentucky, on December 18. 185S. 
He received the depree of A. B. from Center College. Danville Ky.. 
in 1879 and came to Memphis. Tenn., in the same year. After 
three years in the employ of the Memphis & Charleston Railway 
he became a clerk in the office of the Memphis Grain Elevator 
and Manufacturing Co. He was made superintendent of this con- 
cern in 1884, and in 1895 became president of the company. He 
was also vice-president and peneral manager of the Empire Mill 
& Warehouse Co.. from 1892 to 1895. In 1901 he formed the Davis 
& Andrews Co.. of which he has since been the president. He was 
married on January 21. 1885. to Miss Nannie Heron of Danville. 
Ky. Since 1884 he has been prominent in the atfairs of the 
Memphis Merchants" Exchanjre. He is a member of the Phi Delta 
Theta Fraternity, of the Business Men's Club and the Memphis 
Freisht Bureau, and is an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. 



GRANT GREEN — Attorney. Helena. Ark. Born in Monroe 
County, Arkansas. August 14, 1850. Was educated in the country 
school of Eastern Arkansas and West Tennessee, and St. Louis 
University. St. Louis. Mo., taking the law course in the Cumberland 
University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Was admitted to practice of law 
in 1871, and been in active practice since January, 1873. Was 
judge of the P'irst Judicial Circuit of Arkansas, comprisinK the 
Counties of White, Woodruff, St. Francis, Lee and Phillips, for 
one term of four years, 1890 to 1894. Has held no other office. 
Besides being now engaged in the law practice at Helena, he has 
some planting interests and deals in land to some extent. Is a 
Mason and Knight of Pythias and member of the Presbyterian 
Church. 





WILLIAM ANDERSON RANSOM LumliL-rman. Burn in 
Murfreesboro. Tenn., Ndvember 8. 187S. Educated in local schools 
of Murfreesboro and at Webb's School at iU-Il Buckle. Tenn. En- 
tered on successful commercial life when only twenty one. in whole 
sale produce business In Murfreesboro in 1898; in 1901* was engaged 
in lumber field ; moved to McMinnville. Tenn.. in 1902. forming lum 
ber firm of W. A. Hansom & Co. ; moved to Nashville in 1904. en 
gaging in lumber business there until 190fi. Came to Memphis in 
1907 and organized Gayoso Lumber Co.. situated on Fay and Florida 
Avenues. Memphis. Is now the president of the company. Is a 
member of the Chickasaw Club, Tennessee Club, Memphis Country 
Club. Hoo-Hoos. Lumbermen's Club and Business Men's Club. 
Never accejited public office. Home address 1509 Goodbar Place. 



FRANCES WERNER LANGE Secretary and treasurer of the 
Con ley Frog & Switch Comi>any of Memphis, was born in Ulzen. 
Germany, on October 4. 1874. He received his education and early 
business experience in Chicago, III., where he was for many years 
connected with the firms, P. H. Bolton & Co. and Callahan & 
Bosler. commission merchants, and later with Geo. C. Callahan 
& Co.. manufacturers and contractors. In 1907 he came to Mem- 
phis, Tenn.. and became secretary and treasurer of the Conley 
Frog & Switch Co., located in New South Memphis. 



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in Jllemoriam 

ef ore closiing tfje inbibibual biosrapijical £ifeetcf)e£i 
in ^\)t pook of ^\)vn States;, tije Commercial 

Appeal \)}i^\)tsi to abb it^ tritute to tfje memorp of 

frienbs; tuijo are noU) no more. 

3n tfje bni^p martg of trabe, toe misisi t!jem-mi^£; 
tijeir lunblp facesi, tijeir cfjeerp Inorbg of greeting. 
^\)tp fjabe siolbeb tfte mpsiterp of tije"^aUep of 
Silence, anb tlje lanb tfjat isi jn^t beponb, 3n 
lobingtrilmte Ine ijabe gatfjereb cljeri£i!jeb memories^ 
anb luoben tijem into a cfjaplet fasljioneb of im= 
mortellesi. 



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El.DKIDGE E. WRKiHT Oni- of llu- most appnllinK acciilfnts in the history of the country wns the wreck in which Eldridk-e E. WriKht 
lost hi, life, an.l Memphis one of her most hrilliant attorneys. Youn^ in years, hut old in h"no.s. lh,s splendnl y<mn« attcMney had ^m^^^^^^^ 
name synonymous with success not only in Memphis and surrounding territory, hut also ,n National and '"'.'•'■""•■<'"'^' /'.";, , ' ^ ' ' . „■ am- 
each year addinv t.. the structure each attempt its share of fame. The .son of Gen. and Mrs Luke h. Wr.Kht. he 7'''-'''"' ;' .'™':'^V,,.^™ 
bition. an.l ttrave curtesy of race, as well as the gentleness an,l mediation of the scholar. At his country s call .n the hpanish-Amei lean 
nomt the lirst to respond, and became Major in the 4th 'lenne-ssee IJ. S. V. Upon the close of hostilities 
Peters & Wriwht. He was a prominent member of many fraternal orttanizations. and 
cial Appeal Publishinc Company. Above and beyond all else, he was husband and father, and aside from his mother, ___ . 

vife and son to mourn his loss, -That the briuhtest flowers soonest fade. is but exempli lied in his death. Of "J^l <he 

■ • ■ ■ sorely missed. EldrulKe E. wriKht 

rd aviain and a^ain in 



War. he was amo 

in the law firm of Wriirht, 



ers, has left a younir 



he resumed practice 
director of the C'ommer- 
father, sisters and broth- 



sleepers who sweetly slumber in that White City of the Dead, none were more truly honored none are more sorely missed, 
is a name written in foreet^me-noU on the portals of the Bluff City, on the shield of the Old Volunteer State and heard 
the paeans of Dixie. 



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CHARLES W. SCHULTE 

I IK annals of the historic old Bluil' City contain many a 
rccoitl of which ]Menii)liians are justly proud, but there 
isn't a name among them all more loved and honored than 
I hat of the late Charles W. Schulte. A heart that was wise 
in silence, he understood his fellow man, and understand- 
ing, he never failed to help. The son of Alexander and Caroline Schulte, 
he was born July 18, 1844, in Munster, Westphalia, Germany. At the 
age of fourteen he came to America with his kinsman, Guido von (ira- 
bow, who was Secretary of the Prussian Legation in Washington. At 
the outbreak of the war he entered the Signal Corps of the l^nion Army, 
being adjudged by the recruiting officers as too young to fight. Upon 
the close of the Civil War he entered the service of G. F. Ade & Compa- 
ny, then regarded as one of the most substantial and conservative pri- 
vate banking houses in the country. So highly did they regard him, that 
upon the receij)! of a letter from (he lale Horace Garth, of Memphis, 
asking that a reliable young man be recommended for the position of 
teller at llie old (iennan National Bank, Mr. Schulte was named willi 
the highest encomiums. He came to Memphis and accepted this posi- 
tion in 1 8(55. After splendid service in that institution, under President 
Garth, Mr. Schulte went to the First National Bank, as assistant 
cashier, and had been connected with the latter institution up to the 
day of his death, without interruption. Not a note in the beautiful 
symphony of his life but what was perfectly attuned. There were no 
lost chords, and just minors enough to give deeper cadence to the 
song. A man devoted to wife and home, it is now her every effort to 
live through the lonely years without him. In Forest Hill Cemetery, 
over his mausoleum, the breezes wave softly, tenderly whispering of 
memories agone. The great heart of nature beats gladly because of 
her trust. The little piu'ple heartsease seems to snuggle closely round 
his resting place, as it would fain speak of the friend who has gone. 
Charles W. Schulte can not answer now; he'll never speak with human 
words again, but he dreamlessly sleeps on his curtained couch of sod, 
for his is the rest — the Christian's hope of Heaven — the perfect peace 
of God. 



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ANTHONY WALSH One of Iho forumosl 



.- . , , I , . - .- ■;•- ---, '""'" "f *'''* ""le — sc'f roliiinl, courteous a miin without « peer, and scarcely an euual 

True hearted loyal, brave enemies few. if any. and friends by lecions. He left memories behind him ' " ■■^"'f "-" """"'■ 

nor stone. Live and let live was his motto, practiced, not preached, 
bespeaks his heart interest the workinK man's home 



memories not fashioned of Kranite 
rne North Memphis Savintrs Bank, which he founded, silently 

less heritage .-i.^h In^i^Tl" V" 1 1""" '"""■' "V^""' '*"•,""">' ,"»lsh has Kone forever, but he has loft to his beloved BlufT City a price 

r^Lr ^ ,1 1, , }^ '"""u" J*"'' .'"cmo/'cs the matchless afterKlow of an honest, upright, trustful life of one of Nature's noblemen 

i i^n h" I ■ ■*■ ^ a'"" ^,1""^^- ""^ "T^u"' C»lva..'y. where daily, hourly, aeolian harps send forth in sweetest music te deums ?ha Tucti 
a man had lived, and in the livinit made better, briirhter, happier days for all who knew him. "eums iiiai sucn 



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bOL tOLEMAN "The only man who helps the world is the man who Kives it a hiith thouuht-the Ki-eatcst sorrow a man can sufTcr the 
Kreatest Evief that can befall him all these are hut small in comparison with what could happen to him." So wrote, thoUKht and practiced 
that brilliant Apostle of Optimism Sol Coleman. No man was better friend, nor more (tenerous foe. Looking always on the brixht side he 
felt that liehind the clouds the sun was still shininK : that into each life some rain must fall. His home life was perfect • married to Miss 
Hannah Phillips in October. 1876. tonelhor they found the flowers of life and the itreen woods where the elves and fairies of love and happi 
ness danced. DiscouraKement never put one wrinkle on his happy face. Misfortune never triumphed for one sinirle day. He enjoyed life's 
blessinits anil did not eo down before its obstacles. A i>ower in more than local financial circles, a leader in the world of art and literature 
standing hich in Masonic ranks, and esteemed as one of the most public siiirited and valuable citizens of Memphis he was also one of the 
east ostentatious. The world has held few men like him. and is better for his havintt lived. Success in hiKhest form was his ■ friends were 
leKion ; children and Krandchildren blessed his home, yet when the Inst summons came, he answered without a murmur for that was his 
creed, "the Will of God." 



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\ ERV REV. JOSEPH AUGUSTINE KELLY, O. P. Born in Dublin, liflami. 1827. Came to America at awe of ten. Ream! in Phila- 
delphia. I'a.. and Louisville. Ky. Educated in Dublin. Philadelphia and Louisville. Graduate St. Mary's and Bardstown. Ky. Entered Domi- 
nican Order lK4:i. Ordained July 27. 1850; classical course. St. Rose's. Sprintrtield. Ky. ; St. Joseph's. Somerset. Ohio. Professor in St. Joseph's 
Dominican ColleKe. Somerset. Ohio, after ordination; 1854 was elected President of coUe^re : 1858 was elected Provincial of Dominican Fathers in 
eastern states. holdinR otfice until 18*52. In spring. 1863. was appointed Pastor St. Peter's Church. Memphis. In summer of 186:i. to Novem- 
ber. 186r>. was administrator of Diocese of Nashville, and built first Catholic Orphanaire in State Capitol. Frequently named for an Episcopal 
See, he resolutely declined honors. Lived and worked in Memphis from 1888 until his death. .August 7, 1885, His zealous ministrations to 
charity, devotion to duty, and heroic courajre durinjr jilaKUes of ch(»lera and yellow fever, have made his name a household word, amonir the 
non-Catholics and Catholics t.f Memphis. For eighteen years he had charRe of the Catholic Orphanage of the BlutT City, which he founded. No 
orphan child of whatever creed, ever appealed to him in vain. After the fever of 1878. he sent an appeal through the land in behalf of the 
many little ones bereft. After immediate wants were supplied, he purchased the grounds of the present Orphanage, which is a monument 
to his unselfish devotion. He has justly been called "Father of the Orphans." Few citizens of any state, deserve or have trained a more 
permanent place in the affections of her people than the Dominican priest. Rev. Joseph AuKustine Kelly, whose humble ^rave on Chapel Hill- 
side, in Calvary, marks the resting spot of one of America's jireatest men. 



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JOHN LILLY—A name that stands for honesty loyalty, truth, and uiuiKhtncss. and borne by a man u.Hlhv in be the pioneer of the 
mnrr, ";"« m'' "^n- b'"„"'""\ '" Memphis. Bom in Enniskillen, Ireland. .June 8. 182». Came to Memphi.s u. March. 1851 In 1S60 he 
hAv iJ^ h'"'*' ?,^'""?'' "■'"'• V'^- " .'^"'"-'hter. Mrs. Mary Lilly Gardner, survives him. A man withou a peer, mild and Kentle as he was 
soTil? ,tnnT±V„ '"''n ''<■<•''."■■*= "f •"" "tuensh.p. He was^elosely identified with the progress of Memphis fron, a literary, reli^ ous and 
18-'? 18-8 „nH li-f ' "^l" '"' ^T"'Z"u^ act.v.ties He was also foremost in all K'ood works, especially during the fevw epidemics of 
sick ind bl^rvinl ,hU rf"'!',?" A r T' r ' I ", 'JT- T'" S """'': ^e more than fulfilled his duly. feediUK the hungry. visitinK and nursinK the 
onlv enualeri hv hi 1 v T. , .K ^ T' f ''J'"'''., ""f '""''' '""'V",''' 'I " '""■' "' ^is ,laily life. His sympathy for the land of his birth, was 
?n,W»T n ,1 '''\'°>=' «>, '.« '}}'' '."';"', "f ^'^ adoption, attested by four years' service under Ceneral .loscph Wheeler in the army of the Con- 
for fhe im,?ro?^ Z ^ '" " "'•'■""'Vi:' .'':;"''■"' f h'\I»'"l'l<-. in 18.56 he was one of the few who founded the Irish Literary Association 
f.n.o^.hT'KC^h '«-^'T"ru'"''"^"J ■'*'''' ''"A- At eiKhty-one he was an active participant in busine.ss. brilliant, capable. seeminKly 

associate mm,r„edhJ% h ', ''^'h'"' Christmas Day. 19 0. removed one of the peerless men of an old leKime-Kentlema,;, scholar friend and 
associate, mourned by a host of friends who will keep his memory Rreen. 



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FATHER ALOYSIUS WIEWER. O. F. M. Priest Hero of the Yellow Fever. Durinjr the fever epidemics, especially of 1873, '78 and '79. 
when many husbands forsook their dyint? wives and children, brothers their sisters, to save themselves, the Catholic clerpry and relijtious showed 
noteworthy bravery. Twenty one priests and thirty five sisters, after zealously nursintj the jjlatrue-stricken. sacrificed for them also their 
lives. But there were heroes e<iuaily >rreat anionv; the survivors. Rev. D. A, (Juin attended, as he says, almost S(H1 yellow fever stricken in 
1873; Rev. M. Walsh an equal number, but Father Aloysius. O. F. M.. whom the historian calls "the veritable hero of Memphis." assisted fully 
1. 500 in *73, and thousands in '7S an<i '7M. Kev. .Mnysius Wiewer, O. F. M., a German Franciscan, was ()rdained in 1862 ; was stationed at 
Memphis in "73 ; at Jonhin. Minn., in '7'1. but at once readily returned to Memphis at the new outbreak of yellow fever in '7H and '79. From 
1879 1885 he was Pastor of St. Mary's. Memphis. After this he was transferred to Teutopolis, III., to Jordan. Minn., and finally to Santa Har 
bara, Cal.. where he died in 1901. In 1873 F'ather Aloysius was himself seriously stricken with the fever, "Hardly able to walk, he was 
ajrain at his post. Like a Kaunt spectre in the distance, he appeared in his coarse habit, white cincture and lonK beads, which all indicated 
what he was- a veritable hermit. His pale repose and lentfthy features invariably convinced one that he was a livtnK saint." D. A. (Juinn. 
"Havinn no desire to impuyrn the well earned deserts of other clerjrymen who died or lived durinK this awful time. 1 make bold to state that 
Father Aloysius. in his own silent way, did more priestly work than any other clergyman of the diocese, living or dead. I feel that many will 
consider this assertion Kratuitous. I have only to say that my experience ami many years" residence in the same city, force me to acknowl 
edflfe this fact. If this priest's name was seldom or never noticed in the papers, and no ^rand present or trrateful testimonial ofTered to him. 
the fact only shows how blind the public eye can sometimes be, when there is a question of real merit." — Rev. D. A. Quinn. "Heroes and 
Heroines of Memphis." 

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JOSEPH SPECHT-This Kranil old man was born in AscharfTensburir. Germany. March lit, 1819. cominK to America to live when quite 
*'"""'-'•. LocatinK first in Louisville. Ky.. for a few years, he went to New Orleans, and assumed an interest in the first St. Charles Hotel. 
While m the Crescent City he married a Miss Linda Yarbra. of Louisville, five children resuilinv from the union .Joseph. Stella. Genevieve. 
Lorena. and Antonio, the latter dyint; when hut five yeai-s of aKe. Krom New Orleans he came to Memphis, in 18.50. locating where his busi 
ness house .still stands on Madison, between Main and Second Sts. In the early fiftiei Josel>h Specht was a Lieutenant in a social military 
orttanization called the Washinirfon Rifles, and was presented with a silver itohlet by that company in recognition of his services to that com- 
pany duririK a wreck on the Charleston. S. C. railroad, when that road was thrown open to the public. .loseph Sjiecht served in the 154th ReKi- 
nicnt as First Lieutenant durinK the Civil War. and was honorably discharged when he was summoned home by the serious illness of his wife. 
.I" j''„™'''^ ""^ '"^ orirani/.ed a (ierman Club the Casino, and was President of the same for twenty five consecutive years. He inauKurated 
Mardi Gras in Memphis in 1871. and that city, in recoKnilion of service rendered, tendered him a solid silver water .service, suitably enKravcd. Two 
years later, he was again presented with a watch and chain with approjiriate inscription. .At the opening of the old Memi>his HridKe, the silver 
Koblet of 1871 was used in christening the bridge. Thirteen years ago Josefih Sfiecht died, leaving behind him the most enviable record -lh< 
philanthropic record, that lives in the hearts of the widow and the orphan, while deeds of civic pride endeared him to friends and comrades. 
Coming from a foreign land, he was loyal to his adopted country and its flag. 



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JOHN E. KELLY At SlalVunl Sprinits. March liHth. 11114. there passed away one of the bravest men in the histoi-y of the country 
brave in the face of the txniy. Krini reaper, cheerful, busy, hopeful, earnest in spite of sutTerinK. DischarKinK the duties of his oflice when 
cautioned that absolute rest was a necessity ever thinkinK of others, the embodiment of sunshine, the idol of his home, and the admiration of 
leKlons of friends. .lohn E. Kelly. whol<^souled. and ever ready to help a friend, slipped away to the Kar Land, leavinp behind a heritage 
rich beyond all worldly compare. His life record is one of which the BlulF City is proud. Memphis was his home, his heart interests as well 
as his financial prospects were there, Krom boyhood he was prominently identified with the civic, as well as political atfairs. not only of 
the BlulT City, but of the Old Volunteer Slate as well. His family is an old one. old in service as well as name, his father beine the late P. J. 
Kelly, and his brother Judire }'. Harry Kelly, of that city. For nineteen years he was chief clerk in the County Court Clerk's office, and for the 
past eight years. Secretary of the County Board. Not a blemish marred the record left now in the hands of his oldest son. Edmund, eighteen 
years of age. who takes his fathers place. In lK'.)n he married Miss Mary Dolan. a member of an old and hiithly respected family of the BlutT 
City. who. with five chihiren. survives him. In the economy of nature it is necessary for such men to die in order to arouse others to a full 
sense of their obligations. Many, many an unfortunate will feel the loss of the kindly words of counsel : squalid homes and thinly-clad little 
ones will mi.ss the friendly hand extended to them in time of need. His was the Christian spirit, resigned, yet ever hopeful his the Chris- 
tian belief that bows to the will of God, Out on the hillside of Calvary he's sleeping the long. calm, restful sleep in the City of the Dead. 
Above him the zephyrs chant their .soft, sweet lullabies while at morninc tide and twilight time angels whisper softly there of a life and a 
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COL. WM. R. MOORE 

( )l{ more than a generation Col. Moore was one of the most 
;i(li\(' and successful business men, and was at all times 
ail carnesl promoter of whatever policy tended to huild 
up the material interests of l)()th Memphis and the sur- 
roinidinii' country. Horn in IlnnlsA-ille. Alabama, he 
moved to Teimessee, when but six months old, ;ind for 
over forty years he resided in ^Nlempliis. Ilis life was clean. He never 
sought nor asked for office. In 18()().he was lawfully nominated and 
elected to the State legislature. When lie went to Nashville, he imme- 
diately resigned because there had been a technical violation of the 
law, a reason ciuite sufficient to forbid his high sense of lionor holding 
the office in even a remote manner tainted with political irregularity. 
He served in tlie -l-7th Congress, but declined re-election. He was a 
vigorous, pointed and sententious writei- in the fields of both prose and 
poetry. His religion was broad, reverential. Charity entering largely 
into its com]K)sition. He founded the house which now bears his name, 
guiding it tlu-ougli adversity and leaving it safe in the harbor of 
success. His jjrivatc life was beautiful, as was his devotion to his 
wife, who before her marriage was Miss Charlotte Haywood Blood, 
a native of Hamilton, Ontario, but for "-^O years previously a resi- 
dent of Alem])his. Overcoming o])])osition at every step that would 
have daunted a less manly soul, Wm. H. Moore lias written his 
name at the top roll of the financiers of the Soutii. His deep and 
al>iding inten^st in the main purpose of his work left no place in his 
mind for bitterness toward any who dittered with him or strove 
against his work. His example of upright living, dignity of bearing, 
cordiality in friendship, urbanity toward strangers, his fairness, 
truthfulness, and honesty in every kind of dealing, his devotion to 
his own church, and liberality to all other churches, his hospitality 
in his home, as the head of a cultured, elegant family — all these 
and many other \irtues made his presence a comfort to his friends 
and a benefaction to the community. For applause, Mr. Moore 
desired only the silent approbation of his own conscience, and asked 
no better epitaph to be graven upon his tombstone, than the simple 
words, "He did the best he could"". Simply he lived, with the 
Fatherhood of God, and the Brotherhood of Mini, for creed. Quietly 
and peacefully he sleeps the sleep that knows no waking in that Silent 
City of the Dead, where the din of the world is all unheard, and the 
hush of the Farland falls. 



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COL. \VM. H MOdRH 



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Orde^i^l8b" ^^al^Xnei^,Hes"^^lJl■7:am^w«s^^^^ Assistant Pastor. ApostoMcMisBiottary College Professor Pastor 

•• ■ ■ ■ He was noted for his Rood works amont: the sick and poor. By his faithful, earnest Chris- 

rommercial Appeal. In his hist illness he was dally visited liy Rabbi bam- 

Beld. Whose daughter celebrated -^;;.^o^.„^>;^an ^"...ic^poe.^^ Li^lllt;' t^^t Si;;!; ^.^^V^' ^^ ^^^V^^^^^^E 

... . . monument to the charitable and impartial spirit of hather 



for four years of St. Mary'^ 

Board. "He took a leadinit part in all charities. 

tian work he endeared himself to both Catholic and Protestant. 



able staff and Kave to this institution .._ , . ,, ■ i • i ■■ 

derfuljy to its present.si.e ami P™'---*;- ._S.. Jose.d, s^Hosi-rlal^is lJ^X\^--s^^,^^Dr.B. G. Hennin« says: ••Father Francis pos- 



Francis; it is one of the Ri'catcst private benefactors 
sessed no im; 



>! one (jf the greatest nrivate oeneiaciors oi an i*ieini""» *i"" ""^ im.^». ^i..^.-.-. "•■ — -- - j i i k - i k«t>A 

p„°"nK fiKure yet w-hen speaking to you he verily sparkled with thought and brain He was "H nerve and backbone 1 h»vc 



:i:i.". 




uncrowned 
martyr to 



THOMAS FOX— Tennessee's rejiresentaliun. especially the Memphis division, would be incomplete without tribute to h. 
heroes. No more fittins- one could be chosen for such an honor than the late Thomas Fox, enilineer, who Eave up his life as 
K'.v .Tfl?; n""^ "• h''i"- """"'•'^ ",'«''•" ■■"• ""y «ho went down with his country's fiaK. A man of sterlinK worth, whose devotion to duty 
lr„„,„r ?„;,„n t ^ i^ of home life, eudcare,! h.m to all. Twenty nine years in the service of the L. & N. R. R.. its annals show no 

viri'f^ I^ , °K- r. r"''-, ''?"Kf"', .'" "■'^'■y ."•"•■". he knew not the meaninK of failure, nor souKht the mcaniuK of Fame, 

yet I ame caine to him. and standinK beside his l)ier, placed there her wreath of Immortelles. Memphis is proud of the record he left behind— 
nHf i,."f"'"i', "1""' .)".f "'"T "'"';' -^y.^r proclaim, for he Kave up his life that others miKht live. SendinK a messaKe. "Tell my wife it was 
TlTv Th i ,^'''°'J""i }"'J'"'t''. I'"' ^J'''"' trew, whose heroic deeds are beyond our mortal ken. Such men keep the faith of the world 
alive. 1 heir deeds do not die. but echo and re-echo adown the corridors of Time. 



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GEORGE ARNOLD-I-'ouiidei- of the noted commercial orKanization that bore his name, a representative bus 
marked the passing of a familiar fiKure in the active commercial life of Memphis, in AuKUst. 1902. Too often wit 



business man. whose demise 

nnti or.v,7 toVc., ,u]. . i„ c .i' •"^7''' "■' 'VC — ".j^""/ 1 "* •■'^"'i'"'". "• ^u*^uoi. i^'yii.. i oo oiien with prosperity comes pride. 

and cniy takes the place of admiration in the minds of acquaintances when fortune comes. But the career and example of Capt Arnold 
hid be™ M,Tor-,h ''.,^?;'""Tl,'"'''h' "r'";'- '■•^l*'" "r" '"•■'''»"';'} with Ws fell„w men. and never forfeited the personal popuLnrity "ha^ 
,iv nl w./iH n,-« 1 ^,L-.J''k "",''■ "°' ","V'" ''9'-r'-. >"■."■".« identihed with (he warp and woof of the business and social fabric of the 
"■■ He^.^as^'dcntihed with the bankinK and financial institutions of Memphis, and had friends in all parts of the United States When death 
claimed him he was mourned by hundreds who learned to love him for the genuine humanity that formed the principal element' oThuX'i 
cal beinK. As he lived, he died- strong in the faith of Gocfs mercy, and a never yieldinK love for His poor. Kor them he bade Want to'stand 
back and defied the hunger wolf to cross the threshold of those upon whom dame fortune frowned. Successful from every "andpoint 
oved honored, and reveled ,n his home loved and respected in his community, second to none in the Tommercial world tUthtinK famine 
pestilence, and all the other ills of the slums and tenements. Capt. Arnold died, at his summer home. Charlevoix. MichiKan yielding' up without 
a murmur passing- out without a fear. His home life was perfect. At his death he left his wife (formerly MissTrover'a member of an oW 
A. ""^'°"\"<^ Memphis family 1 and two children. GeorKe. Jr.. and Miss Mattie Belle Arnold, to mourn his loss. Since then h" son G«, 
Arnold. Jr.. has joined the ranks that are "Over There." oime men nis son, ueo. 



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GEORGE ARNOI^D, JR. — The BlutT City has lost many a brave, true hearled man, \\ hose loss was ifckoned beyond mortal ken. Imt none 
was ever more sincerely mourned, nor more truly missed, than Georwe Arnolrl. whose younjr life closed December '.», 1H12. Durinjr his brief 
earthly journey he had found the proves where the elves and the fairies of love and happiness dwell, in the Kreat love of his boyhood home, the 
sincere admiration of le^rions of friends, and the happiness that comes to those who, blessed themselves with earthly poods, put caste aside, 
and following the Master's footsteps, ko down in the bypaths of the slums and the poor of the tenements there to brinp sunshine. That was the 
Golden Rule of life for him -the Fatherhood of God anil the Brotherhood of Man. Charity was his belief Charity in the broadest sense of the 
word. The panjrs of illness, and the hopelessness of it, never triumphed for one single day. His was the perfect resignation of the true Chris- 
tinn character that smilingly bends to the will of God. There is happiness for the beloved mother and sister in the thought that they could 
have no greater heritawe than the record he left them a record all unsullied by contamination with the world, for thouKh in it. he was not 
of it. His life was beautiful in a way that lent strength and beauty to others, and like some fraprant flower, crushed, the sweetness lingered 
— and still linpers here. Horn March 27, 1878. Memi>his was his home in truest sense of word. Loyal, brave, yet pentle and lovinp. his is 
a place that can never be filled -his a voice never forgotten and his a life full worthy of emulation. Besides his wife, he leaves a younp 
daughter to mourn his loss. At rest in Elmwood, where willows and the pine tree softly simr their anthems where the morninp stai-s pive 
their blessinss to the tented city of the dead — and where at twiliKht hour vesper bells to Aeolian lays whisper Koodnipht and Koodbye. In 
the ranks of the Silent City are numbered heroes, martyrs noble men in rank and tiie, yet not one who is resting there was greater than the 
lovinp son and brother, the brave, true-hearted, jjenerous and tovinff GeorKe Arnold. 



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ACxR I CULTURAL AND 

Industrial Section 




r lias l)('(-ii our |)ur])()S(' lo puhlisli only 
•oiis('r\'ati\(' w ritt'-iips of Atiriciilliiral 



and Industrial Institutions which aic 
of special civic ])ridc. To that end \vc 
have worked, and with ])ardonal)le 
pride lierewith present an Industrial and Agricul- 
tural Section, which is a c-redit to. not only Ten- 
nessee, but to Mississippi and Arkansas 
as well, insomuch that the i)ride 
of any Southern State 
is also the pride 
of ail the 
South. 



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THE MEMPHIS STREET RAILWAY CO. 

HE success or f'nilurc of a city Is built around its car service. This is a bold slatc- 
inenl, but its Irulh can readily be verified. N'isil llic city of New York loday, and you 
will find it a closely buill-U|) section willi a poitulalion of a|)i)roxinialely one million, 
where some years a^o, befort' the openiiif^ ol liie siiii\\a> liiere, were cornfields and 
callle paslnres. II is no exaj^geialion to say thai the |)resent |>ros|)fiily of Memphis owes 
a \asl deal lo the Memphis Slreel Railway ("-om|)any. It has adopted llie policy of taking 
the public into its confidence. As a result, the peo])le of Memphis recof^nize the fact thai the interests 
of the street railway and of the public possess many mutual i)oints, and thai there should be, foi- 
tills reason, a thorough understanding between them and a si)irit of co-o])erati()n in order to ])romole 
the best service possil)le. Willi this ol)ject in view, the management of the Memphis Slreel Railway 
has been |ierlectly frank with the people of Mt'mphis in regard to their plans and the problems and 
barriers thai confront Ihem. They have used every legilimate means within their ])owei' to present 
the sidijecl in all lis |)hases, so thai Ihe |)ublic might see the (|ueslions involved from every view- 
l)oint. One of the means that the coniiiany has used to throw light on the subject is the press of 
Memjihis. The acUerlising columns of the local pa|)ers ha\e been used freely to set forth the facts and 
to throw light upon the entire subject. The result of this campaign of education both by precept and 
example, is that there is a great improvement in the attitude of the people toward the company. One 
of the principal causes of friction has been the once congestion of trallic on Main Street, but the 
series of loops jnil in by an agreement between the coini)any and the city authorities has now removed 
that cause. Among the special advantages granted l)y the comi)any for the convenience and comfort 
(if its ])alrons is the completion of the Cross Town car line from Broadway to Pojilar Avenue on 
Hellevue, Linden and Cleveland Streets. This is another great step forward that the company has 
taken in its ell'ort to ])erfect its service in this city. As an economic factor the comiiany is of tremen- 
dous imiiortance to Ihe prosperity of Memphis. Money paid their employes — their pay-roll is in excess 
of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars is money whicli does not leave the city. It is spent 
light liere. Nearly all the emjiloyes are men of families, and their salaries go to the grocers, the 
shoemakers, the butchers, and the department stores; furthermore, the money also goes into local 
commodilies and local labor. It is, of course, impossible with al)solule accuracy to estimate the jiro- 
portion of real estate \alues which aie allribulable to excellent car service, l)ut when it is realized 
tliat at least '.Ml jicr cent of the resident suburban section has been brought within thirty minutes of 
the center of the city, it would not seem too much to say that every mile of trackage represents be- 
tween one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand dollars to the owners of the real estate. From 
the slandpoint of the tenant, rather than the owner, the Memphis Street Railway made it |)ossil)le for 
Memphis lo be jirimarily a city of homes, and not of flats, by bringing within the reach of the wage- 
earner, a collage in a watered and sewered ilislrict willi rents within his income. Thorough inlerurlian 
service from the heart of Memphis to Lake View, Miss., was inaugurated by the Mein])his Street Railway 
on .August 7, lUl.'i. Cars are now in oi)eration l)etwecn the RlulV City and Ihe |)o[)ular lillle lake side 
resort every hour and t\\ent> ininiiles on week days, and every forty minutes during the rush 
hours of Saturday and Sunday. The cars are routed inio the cit> oxer the Suburban-South 
Mem|)his line lo Calhoun .\\enue, Ihence cast to Third Stri'ct, and north to .lelTei'son .\venue, 
and returning oxi'r tlie I'idiit Slreel and Adams Axcnui' loops. .\lready a greal nian\- planters 
and their wives liave taken advantage ol ttic op])<)rlunily to run into Mem|)his, do their shop- 
|)ing and ri'lurn home within a few honis. I'icnic and fishing jiailies aie using the tars, too, 
in greater numbers than hei'ctoforc. An important change which greatly assists in transporting 
the factory people to and from theii' work, is tiic ilian;.;c in sei\icc on the .lackson Mound line, 
cllected .lul\ .il, I'.H.'i, with Ihe re-rouling of that line south of Calhoun Avenue. Instead of moving 
west on Calhoun, as heretofore, the cars now continue down Main Street and through the Subway 
to Iowa .\\(iuie. tlicnce through Ihe Subway lo Delaware, and tluncc to Wisconsin .\venue, the very 
licart ol llii' iesi(k"nt section of factory folk. This magnilicenl strcel railway system is a result of, or 
rallicr the exolution of, the Citizen's Street Railway. While the tires of the Confederacy were smoul- 



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THE MEMPHIS STRr:i<:r RAILWAY' L'0.--Confhiufd 

(kM-iiif,', and reconstriu-tion was the hope of the Southland, the ])rof^ressive people oi' Meni])Ins deeided 
Ihat the rel)uil(iinf^ of theif city inusl inehide a means of hiter-eity travel. Aecordinf>iy Hie (citizen's 
Street Railway was eharleied, and incorporated. The enterprisinfi incorjjorators built a sinj^le line alon}^ 
Main Street foi' a distanee of about Umr miles, and on this track ran short one-nuile cars that never 
became famous for their si)eed. As time rolled on there were several extensions of this line, and 
linaliy in I.S(')() llie line had extended until it possessed len miles. In ISd? ilie fare char.i^ed was 10 
cents, and aij;ain the s])irit of |M-ogress i-ame to the front, and the fare was reduced to d' i cents, and 
linaliy to ."> cents. The fare has remained the sanu' cM'r since, but not so tlie trans|)orlalion. Today 
Memphis has a street railroad extendinj^ to every nook and cranny of the nvei\[ city. There are cars 
run to accommodate those who are eaily, and those who come late. As civilization follows the wake 
of the telephone and telefJira])h, e(pially do homes follow the trail of the street railway. It does jnoi'e 

10 laisc Ihe relative value of real estate than any other form of public service. Mr. Tutwiler, president 
of the .Memphis Street Railway Company, and Mr. E. W. Ford, i,'eneral suiierintendent, have done all 
in their power to accomi)lish those things which promise lo produce best results. When the j>resenl 
company look hold, the motorman, and before him Ihe old street car diiver, was exposed lo all forms 
(if wind and weather. Now the cars themsehes are heated anil the motorman and eonduelors are 
protected by automatic storm doors. The followiuf.; tells but in part the story of the wonderful j^rowlh 
of Ihe orj^anizalion known as the Memphis Street Railway. Desiring to meet present and provide for 
future demands for cars, the company has spent vvilhin the last nine years seven bundled and eighty- 
four thousand Jive hundred and forty-one dollars ( ^784, "14 1.0(1) for one hundred and sixty-six new ears, 
i\i\d is now contracting for a further investment of more than one hundred thousand dollars (.$100,000) 
for additional cars. Realizing that power — electrical energy is vitally essential to i)roperly operating 
its cars (no matter how many cars may be jjossessed, they cannot be jjroperly o])eraled without ade- 
<piate generation of electricity), the company has spent within the last nine years eight hundred and 
Ihirty-one thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars ( .'<S;{l,."il4. 00) for enlargement of power plant, 
ils buildings and machinery. Complying faithfully with its franchise obligations to the citizens of Mem- 
phis, the company, wilhin the last nine years has paid for the paving of streets in the city of Memphis 
eight hundred and three thousand six hundred and eighty dollars (■$803,(580.00), involving to date (as- 
suming nu)ney to be worth (i per cent) an annual interest charge on account of paving, of more than 
forty-eight thousand dollars. Realizing that good track is the first essential to safe and prompt service. 
Ibis com|)any has s]ient within the last nine years three million four hundred and twenty-nine thou- 
sand (lollais ( s;i,42!),00().00), in reconstruction of old track and the construction of new track. De- 
siring to develop outlying sections, to encourage the growth of Memphis, and to respond to Ihe |)ul)lic 
desire, this company has spent within the last nine years one million eight hundred thousand dollars 
( -SI. 800, 000. 00) for the construction of 42.011 miles of new track. Its work largely represents the people 
of Memphis, their wonderful i)rosperity, industry and ])rogress. A recent record goes lo show thai Ihe 
percentage of lite lost i)y accident has been greatly reduced by the safety connuittee. This is a season 
\\lien liltle folks get into the streets, and make nightmares of the li\es of the motormcn and eondue- 
lors. In many, many cases is a little life saved by the almost suijerbuman work of Ihe motoiinan. 
We can not close this article without a tribute to the car men who are, almost without exception, so 
kindly thoughtful of aged i)assengers whose duties compel them to go among the busy marts of tratle. 

11 is an exam|)le of kindliness llial might well In' enuilaled along oilier lines of (•(inimenial indnslrv. 



2A1 




MISSISSIPPI DELTA PLANTING CO. 

C.OT'l', Molivar County, Miss., is ricli in liisloiical Iradilions of the Old South. Many of its 
families have lived in that section for a number of {generations, and as a result, some 
heaiilifu! old homes are still there. Willi the cominj^ of new faces, things have wonder- 
fully changed, commercially and agriculturally for the hetter. It took decades for existing 
coTiditions to reach a working adjustment. When l.ee gave uj) his sword, and the men 
who foUowed where l'\)rrest led, leUiiiicd to (heir stricken homes, unskilled hands were 
put 1(1 the |)low and the plane. There was no choice, for cold, grim starvation sent the 
ukase forth. The white ])eople of the ante-liellum days were ])lanters who knew |)lanting under the con- 
ditions of slavery, capitalists whose investments always turned out well, and professional men. Under 
|)ost-hellum conditions, the planter was compelled to plow and have his own cotton, the capitalist found 
iiimself without capital, and the professional man with the wolf at the door. l-"or this reason the crops 
and the i)eople in this region sulTered. The ill-advised methods of work thus sui)erinduced, were 
further handicapped hy poverty: they had inellicient liveslock, and neither time nor money nor energy 
to keep up their fences, to pre\enl the encioachincnt of (he l)ush(>s and hiiais and to maintain llu-ir 
dwellings and farm huildings in the neat, well-painted condilion which had hilherlo characleri/.ed the 
set'tion. Hence the term sliifllessness was ai)plied hy the few northerners who came South to buy land. 
But, in lull, when the l)itlerness engendered by the war had burned itself into a black cinder, the 
people of the Delta section lookeil favorably upon the apjjroach of a northern man, and what is more, 
gladly welcomed the company that has wrought a veritable miracle in Scott, Bolivar County, Miss. The 
man was Mr. L. K. Salsbury, and the corporation. The Mississi|)pi Delta Planting Company. Their i)lan- 
lation at this time is consiilercd the largest cotton plantation in the world. It is but one of the many 
enteri)rises that owe their existence to the brains and cai)ital of Mr. L. K. Salsl)ury, one of the South's 
most influential capitalists. Intuitively seeing the advantages in the Southern held over those of the 
(•(ingested North, he decided to put his vast resources to work in the Soulhe]-n states. .Another feather 
in the cap of the Blull City is the fact that this great cajitain of industry deterTuined that the most ad- 
\antageous point from which to direct his vast enterprises, was Memphis, the coming metropolitan 
city of the great southwest. His personal executive offices and those of the Mississippi Delta Company 
are located in Memi)his, in the Central Bank Building. This company has a i)aid up ca|)ital of one 
million dollars. Interested in it, aside from its president, Mr. Salsbury, are men |)rominent in various 
lines of business in Memphis and in Mississipjii. Also not a few I"]nglish capitalists and a few from 
I'lance and other countries, who are allied with cotton and spinning industries. The president of the 
comi)any has always been a firm believer in the fart that the lands in the Delta, all things considered, 
are the most fertile, |)roductive. and at the same lime the chea|)est to be had in the world, that under 
im|)roved methods and conditions they will, in the near future, sur|)ass any record yet held. He 
figured that several large plantations under one nominal head, would be a better business investment 
than otherwise managed. With this idea U|)])ermost in his mind, he organized the company and pur- 
chased ,'52, ()()() acres of land in Washington and Bolivar Counties, .Miss., two of the richest in i)oinl of 
fertility in the entire I'nited States. Not only has the business of the comi)any i)een successful, consid- 
ering the standpoint of a business enterprise, but it is a living testimonial of what may I)e accom])lished 
with brains behind the plow. Since the time of its inception, the plantation has sullered the ravages of 
two Hoods, and has had innumeiable l)arriers to suiinount; success has attended its elVort, and the lio|)es 
of its jiromoters are bein^.; reali/ed. It has a peifi-cj s\stem of sewerage and drainage, and splendid 
water supply. There is in actual cultivation about 2,"),()0() acres, living on the land and cultivating it are 
tenants, who with their families number over ."),(IOII i)eo|)le. These tenants work over !,.")()() nudes. Twen- 
ly-seven ])lantation managers are employed to see to the cultivation of the crops, and in addition to its 
planting interests, the company conducts at Scott the largest commissary in Mississipi)i, and operates 
one of the largest oil mills in the South. The com|)any buys vast (|uantitics of goods and su])plies 
trom Memi)his merchants in almost every line of business: it is the largest shi])per of cotton to the 
Memphis port. shi|)ping se\-eral thousand bales annuall>-. The company has a large working capital, 
enabling it to buy its connnodities in large (pianlities. and at the lowest prices, and giving a corre- 
sponding advantage in the sale of its own products. This method also permits of any impro\emenl 
without regard to cost. .A drainage ranal nine miles long and thirty feet wide, with its numerous 
laterals, has recently been completed, costing a|ipro\imately >;;itl,(HHI.(l(l. .Aside from this, other drainage 
improvements have been done by the district al an expense of -^y.'),!)!)! 1.(10. When we think of the fact 
that it is within the memory of many men and women now living, that this land was a devastated 
waste; thai the war l)elween the sections here staged many of its most distressing acts, and when it 
was no longer a setting for the actors in our great Civil War. there was not apparently even hope left 
within its boundaries wlu-n we consider these fads couiiled with the |)overly, lack of skill and lack 
of courage to take hold again for many a year we marvel at such woik as that going on in the Delia 
I'lanling Company's land and we know thai the l)altle was at least half won when the fertile soil was 
l)urchased. The company does not intend to stoj) at the imjirovements already madt-. The plan is to 
drain when necessary, so as to imi'rove the cimdiiion of the soil, to clear lands, thereby incieasing 
the (|uanlity of land in cultivation, to improve the grade of the cotlon pro(hiced. and while this is 
primarily a cotlon plantation, cotton is not the only crop grown. There is lo l)e a diversified yield, 
and corn, hay, peas, oats and other food stuIVs will be raised in order to avoid prying out all the 
pidlils made on cotlon for tenants and stock: or strictly si)eaking. to make the plantation self-su])- 
porling. Pi-of. .1. W. |-"ox. formerly connected with the Mississippi .Agricultural Ivxpciimcnt .Station, is 
in charge of the planlalion. and has been the |)owcr behind the Ihione in their |)lanting operations for- 
a period covering two yt-ars. .As an example of intensive, scientilic farming, the .\lississi|)pi Delta 
I'ianlitif; (.(impany stands second to none. 

■2V) 



ROACH, STANSELL & COMPANY 




"Tiiiic and I a^^ainsl any Iwo," niit^lil well Itc 
.graven on llu' connnt'icial shield of tliis spk-ndid 
lirni ol' conlrac'lors. 'rhcir rccoid is a sIoin' 
against ol)slack's overcome hy dini of will |(o\ver, 
unicniiltinH lal)or- and railhliil adiierence lo a 
settled |)iii]iose. 'I'lial purpose lias heen the cre- 
ation of construction woik alonj^ sli-ietly lej^iti- 
male i)iisiness methods, and with no end in view- 
save its eslahlishnient on an endminf^ founda- 
tion. A comparison of their business today with 
Ihal of earlier days will show how far llie aim 
has Ijeen acc()m|)lished and will also serve as an 
object lesson pure and simple, and as an index 
to the achance of .Nk'mphis, for liie progress or retrogression, the trend and the cliaracteristics, of 
a community are mirrored in the success or failure of sucli a firm. 'I'he policy of constant improve- 
ment has been and will be steailily puisucd. The intention is to make the business keep pace with 
the marvelous advance of Memjihis. and the neighl)oring territory, and also to keep the work in 
chai-ge not only abreast of the times, but far ahead of every comi)etitor, both in point of sei'vice and 
in expedition of same. Concerning themselves mainly with Memphis, and the adjacent teriitory, 
it has handled the largest contracts on record, and handled them successfully. Through Roach, 
Stansell & Company imjiassable roads have blossomed into i)ikes of wonderful beauty, and levees 
heretofore unknown, or if known at all, were a menace, have become a source of i)rotection and 
revenue to the country at large. Altogether this firm has handled more than 4,0()(),()()0 yards of levee 
work, within a season; 2,()()0,()()() yards of emergency work on new loops, closing crevasses which 
occurred during the high water of H)13. Their splendid W((rk at liiis time is record breaking. .Among 
the large contracts handled by this firm recently, was that of the St. Francis Levee, sublet by them to 
many minor concerns, undei- their sui)ervision. The contract is the largest on record and iinolves 
1.42.S,()00 cubic yards and •$1,244,(100. It was decided by the company to divide the work and lo share 
it with other contractors so as to enlist other levee cam])s in the work without o\ertaxing theii- own re- 
sources. This is another proof not only of their elTiciency but also of the broad |)olicy of the firm. 
The (irm is con)])ose(l of M. J. Roach, \\'alker Stansell, (".. .1. Lowrance, P. I?. Lowrancc, \'. A. Lon" 
and A. V. Stanford, men who stand for all that is highest and best. In their work there has been no 
failure for they have ke])l abreast in scienlilic dL-velopmenl with engineering problems. There has 
never been a method or dcxicc undertaken but which lias apix'aled to llu' practical connnon sense of 
liiosc interested in levee construction. With their 
experience devoted exclusively lo construction 
work, it places tiicni in position to oiler sugges- 
tions, botii as lo the i-ngineering and legal fea- 
lures of pi()])ositions, tiiat aie often very valuable 
to theii- successful cidmination. The success of 
this lirni has been due in no small measure to the 
(act that it has been and is, controlled and di- 
iH'cted by men \\liosi> sole aim lias been to build 
ni> Iheir work to .i;i\c llu- best possible service 
and material and to lasiiion their |)lans along 
i)roadest possil)lc lines. 'I'oday that policy speaks 
loi' itself. Its progress is exem[)lified in its work, 
and attested by the magnilicent i)rospects in the 




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ROACH, STANSELL c<c COMPANY— Co;;//;; «.'J 




ininu'(li;ilc I'uliire. Locally s|H'akinf,' they slaiid 
lor iMeinpliis iiik'tests firsi, lor Shelby Coimly, 
lor Tennessee and Ihe neij^hhoiinj^ stales of Ai-- 
kansas, Mississippi and Alahania. Ir) an inlei- 
^^^ ilS r' '''Cii. view wilh a nienil)er of (he linn recenlly, he said: 

^|B IP' 'Mj^SS^^ "The work of the eonslrnclion engineer is loday 

J[^ ' '■' £*^»^ -a^fctaB^B^Bl I'ar along in scientific lines, an<l yel in reality il is 

"' -» -t^^^MB^^iraMHI l,^,j hpjriin >huiy prohlenis remain to he solved 

hy him, piohlems vital to Ihe territory from which 
Memphis draws her slrength. Better means mnst 
he had to solve these iirohiems. This f^real river 
running ])asl our door must he coiitrolled in its 
course— and that river can, will and does teach us 
lessons—gives us ])rol)lems harder to solve than 
any ever yet |)r(>(lu<ed in an ali^ehra or geometry, for we have no unknown (piantity to etfual any- 
thing. The work is hard, hut intensely interesting, fascinating far beyond the financial features, for eii- 
i^ineers, construction engineers and contractors realize they are building, not for today, nor tomorrow, 
i>nt 'for a future yet to be.' The work is a heritage, and we see to it, as far as Hoach, Stansell c^c Co. 
can, that il will be one of which Memphis and adjacent territory may well be proud, pioneers though 
we ma>' ha\e been, blazing the trail for others to follow." 

A trij) to Ihe Nonconnah yards is well worth one's while, toi- there you (ind the last word in levee 
construclion workmanship. The work is well done l)ecause the workmen are supplied with the very 
best tools there is no foolish economy of burning the candle at both ends to save the center. Both Mr. 
Hoach and Mr. Stansell are self-made men, conservative to a degree, yet absolutely considerate of their 
working force. As a result the men give to the firm the best they have in the way of workmanship, thus 
making the very unusual conibinalion — capital and labor united for a common cause. 

A record of the work accomplished during the i)asl year shows even at a cursory glance that it is 
a lecord ecpialed l)y very few firms engaged in levee construction work in the entire country. A visit 
to their suite of rooms on the fourth floor of the North Memjjhis Savings Bank, where all records aie 
kept, is well worth while. A clerical force is constantly emjjloyed in looking after the iuunense volume 
of business handled from Ihe mailing end. That this is accurately handled is more essential tlian any 
other part of the business, and a strict card system is maintained, accessible at all times to those in 
charge. Although very busy men, both Mr. Roach and Mr. Stansell are ever ready to grant an inler- 
\ lew whether it is listed under the head of business or charil\-. In talking wilh members of the liirn, 
one is impressed wilh the activity and enlerjirise manifested in thai line. You will find them re|iiesent- 
ing and pushing every movemenl known to their wonderful construction work, and to be well up on 
all leading features of the North, Kast and West a fact t'\ idenced by their increased oiders. Thev 
icpi-esenl a tyjie of the be.st business men to be found. Hnlhusiasm, fads, and merit arc behind their 
rrpi-esentation, and they arc forcing a nation-wide recognition of Iheir work thai is \ery gratifying in- 
deed. Tlie levee construction industrv' of Memphis, through this lirm, is wonderfully strong and suc- 
cessful with brains and brawn, and their enterpi'ise in making l)usiness foj- themsel\es and for .Mem- 
phis, is a source of i)ride ol which Memphis is justly proud. They are always ready to fill contracts, 
large or small, and most satisfactory to all |>ar- 
lies. Travel where you will, you cannot lind a more 
hustling, industi-ious and i)ainstaking lirni tlian that 
ol Koacli iV Stansell. who make a strong ])oint ol 
ser\ ice, (piality, durahilily, and at Ihe same time 
economy of time and money for their patrons a 
confidence never yet abused by them. 

.Memi)his has some of the best road construc- 
tion work in the countiy woi'k done by Hoach & 
Slansi'll. .\ ft'w short \e;irs ago, the rcjads they 
have in Memphis today were not e\en a day-dream: 
the si)lendid work thai has made these roads a |>os- 
sibility was looked upon as an im])ossible state of 
allairs, made a reality by this enterprising (ii'm. 




VAN VLEET-MANSFIELI) DRUG CO. 




KMPHIS has won Ihe li':i(lcMshi|) as a wliolesak- drui; iiiarkcl. 'i'lu-ri' is iiolliiii'^ in llic 
way of (Iruf^s and drui^i^isls" sundries or notions and slalioncry supplies, nolliiii}^ usually 
found in a retail druj^ store which liiey do not eany. and are not rea<ly at a few hours' 
notice to sliip to you l)y the fastest freif4lil. Anionj^ the leadin.u; wholesale druggists, if 
not tlie leading one, is the \'aii Vleet-Manslield Drug (:onii)any. This corporation works 
twenty-live traveling salesmen, and tries to cover its territory carelully every few weeks. 

There is ])rohably no other line of husiness in Memphis which has a i c carcfuli.N- organized and het- 

ler trained force of drununers than are to he found in this wholesale drug house. 'I'he Van \'lee(- 
.Manstield Drug Coini)any hegan l)usiness in 188'), and today is the third largest drug firm in the I'nited 
Slates, and is still increasing. Their territory covers the stales of Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Mis- 
sissippi, West Kentucky, Southern Missouri, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The name of this firm 
lias heen a household word throughout the South for many years. Peter I'. Nan X'leet, the president of 
liie company, and the guiding spirit of the same, is a self-made and a successful man in every undertak- 
ing. Jiorn at (lalesburg, Mich., Nov. 17, 1849, coming to Memphis in 1871, his life has been a series of 
successes, culminating in the i)resent monumental business which bears his name, and which is the 
merging of the old S. Manstield & Co., W. N. Wilkerson & Co., and G. W. Jones & Co., drug firms, Mr. 
\an X'leet buying out their interests, resi)ectively. The country order department of this house is of 
inunense volume, while that of the city is indeed enviable. The stock is not only complete, but for the 
same reason that makes Memphis the inevitable source of supply for all other conunodities to the terri- 
tory adjacent, tliey are able to sell to the retailers within the district at belter prices and ui)on more ad- 
xantageous terms tlian can possibly be furnished by ttieir competitors in oilier lities. Their volunie of 
business is all (|uile independent of the enormous husiness done by llie various manufacturing chemists 
of the city. Kvery wholesale drug store does a greater or less business in the manufacturing of pro- 
prietary medicines, but aside from this, they do not attempt to enter the manufacturing field, confining 
Iheir ojierations to the wholesale and jobbing trade, this house following the same policy and working 
along the same lines, but to a far more successful issue than any of its competitors. II would be well for 
all druggists and also those selling toilet articles, and a general line of merchandise, who desire to keep 
Iheir stock ui> to date and filled with high-class goods, to write the \'an \'leet-Mansfield Drug Company 
lor price list and catalogue, l)efore looking further. It would be ecpially advisable, if, before coming to 
Memphis, out-of-town druggists would wire or write for their oiler of free transportation. The serxice 
of this company is its special point, for it is the acme of good salesmanshi]). No matter how small the 
Older, nor how humble the merchant, he is made to feel that he is one of their best customers a friend 
as well as a customer, and he goes away from the establishment a friend indeed. There is a \ariety 
of goods carried by this wholesale drug comiiany which may sur])rise those who have not personally 
investigated the matter. One can buy there, soda fountains in any style, some of Iheiii \ery costly; 
lidxed writing paper, leather and rubber goods, soaps and toilet articles, combs, brushes, school sup- 
plies, perfumes, and many other things including candy, tobacco and i)ii)es, that one could scarcely class 
as drugs. Memjihis is very proud of the \'an \'leet-Manslield Drug Company, and ])oints with pride 
lo its standing, not only in Meiii|)his, hut in llie coiiimercial world of the South, and the great southwest. 
Asi<le from his business interests, Mr. \'an \'leet is a man of intense civic pride. Charitable to a fault, 
il has been said of him that he "never went back on a friend." Should ill luck betide any employe of 
Hie \'an X'leet-Mansfield Drug Company, Hie pri'sidenl of this |)ig concern is the first friend lo cross 
Hie threshold of the alTlicted home. II is things like these that bind his men lo him with far greater 
lovallv than mere money could buy; it is liiiinan interest, his great sympathy, given in practical form, 
Hull makes his milestones of success, ,\ lillle lliiiii; may make, or break, a human heart a kindly 
word means little, yet sometimes it means all. In taking stock of the \'an \'leet-.Mansfiel(l Drug 
Com])any one can not tail to itemize "kindliness to those in its service," one of its chief assets. 



THE MEMPHIS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 




\'KX in so practical a field of endeavor as haschall, one must he trilled in ordei- to he 
thoroughly successlul. To have a naluial londness lor a i)arlicular occiii)alion helps 
f^reatly in niakinj^ that occupation never a diudf^eiy, hut a well jiayiiif^ projjosilion. This 
has always heen a recof^nized laeior in every walk of life. It is heller than a collei^c 
education, for a man startinj^ life with such an e(|ui|)nienl is tlie man of the hour. 
Such men make undertakings successful the lack of them j)roduces failure. We have 
had many players like that men whose heart and soul were in the game, and hecause 
of them. Memi)his has won the honors she has, against fearful odds." The ahove is a (|uotation from 
Mr. Watkins, secrelary-lreasurer of the Memphis Masehall Team, and taken fiom a recent interview, 
regarding hasehall, and the Meni|>his 15asehall Association in particular. Mr. Watkins went on to say 
that "All managers now give Memphis the credit of l)eing the hesl hasel)all town in the South today, 
hut l)ack in the days of Fisher and C-harley Frank, there were heavy odils against the JJIulV City along 
these lines. True, professional basehall was then in its infancy here," said the poinilar young olTicial, 
"and it was a long time in swaddling clothes. It had to creej), before it could walk. Memphians 
are always intensely interested in the home team no matter where they are jilaying." "Yes, radi<'ally 
inleiestcd," said Mike I'inn. "Why, man, they will light for the team, winning or losing. Thafs a 
splendid asset this city has," he continued. "Mempliians are loyal to the heart's core. I have met them 
everywhere, but I never yet met one who did not think Memphis the greatest town on the map. The 
feeling is awfully contagious, for you get it in your bones before you are here veiy long and you gel 
it lo stay." The Memphis hall team has had to weather many a storm, hut is now in s|)lendid condi- 
tion, with |)ros|)ects second to none. Mr. (iardner, the new owner, is closely associated with leading 
clul)s of St. Louis and New York, and is in a position to secure lor Memphis the very best tc be ha<i. 
Players will be signed, regardless of price, the only consideration being what they can do for Ihe 
BlulT C.ity's fame in the field, and on the diamond. New officials of the club include .1. Marlin S]ieed, vice- 
president, and Thomas R. Watkins, secretary and treasurer. The other directors are W. P. Halliday 
and .Ino. Donelson Maitin. Mr. (lardncr, the new president of the local club, is a nati\c Tennesseean. 
F'or some time he has desireil to own the .Memphis Baseball Club, and now that he has succeeded he in- 
tends to make of the team a pennant winner. He is a close friend of Robert Hedges, owner of the St. 
Louis National League VAuh, and is the wealthiest elub owner in the Southern League He has always 
been fond of outdoor sjjort and owns an extensive hunting i)reserve in the South. 



UNITED STORES, INC. 




conliiuics to 



NF day in the lattei' part of bebruary, there came through liie public i)ress the announce- 
ment of the birth of the United Stores, Inc., a new chain of grocery stores. Their battle 
cry was "Ser\icc" as well as |)rice. "One Dollar purchases delivered free," was the 
head line of their ()|)ening salute. A com|)lele price list followed this hold statement of 
free delivery otOne dollar' purchases. Every two weeks this ])rice list has a])peared in 
the Memphis daily papers and each time prices have been reduced wherever possible. 
l-"roin Ihe very beginning the business of these stores has grown in long jumps and 
grow in thai niar\elous and umnislakable way that indicates the good esteem in which 
llic pid)lic regards them, .\bout Ihe lirst of .lune, the twentieth store of this chain was foinially opened 
lo the pid)lic at No. 79 .lellerson Ave., the opening day being one uni(|uc in Ihe history of Memphis gro- 
cers. .\(i money was taken in exchange foi- anything, l-'reel I'ree! That was the linging note ol every- 
lliiiig. \ handsome souvenii, together with some llowers was given to each lady. This store No. 20 is llic 
head(|uarters of the I'nited Stores, Inc. Distinguishable features of the I'niled Stores, Inc., may be men- 
tioned to show tlu'ir uni(piencss in contrast with average grocers: (irsi, llu'y pay spot cash for merchan- 
dise as it comes into theii' stores: second, no one owns a dollar's worth of slock in their- business 
except those actually in charge of the stores; thii'd, >-ou will lind no fresh meal estahlishrrrerrts in con- 
nection with their groceries principally because a conn has lour- legs and nearly everybody wants Ihe 
meat olT Ihe hind leg: fourth, each stor-e remains closed all da>- on .Sirrida> : (iftli. as neail>- as possible 
each stor-e front is painted to (-orrespond with llic <ilhcr-s, the colors being a i-ii>al blirc with white 
Irimmings: si\lli. all goods are sold for- cash. Ihcrclore lln-v ha\e no (-icdit losses. 




and (Irainiu 



R. H. & G. A. McWILLIAMS 

T IS a self-evi(ienl (acl tlial tlio imlilic, and llic lax|)ayinH piil)lic. does bill scanlily icalize 
that one short slej) covers the fiiliii' adxanccnuMil hi the scionce of Icvcc huilcMiif^, and 
that has lieen from the man with the shovel and \vheell)arro\v, to tiie nei^ro with nuile 
and serai)er. I'rosperity lias come to Mem|)his nioic hir^sely in recent years llirouf^li tiie 
piolection and deveh)|)nienl of the adjacent Delta lands of the Yazoo and St. Francis 
hasins than through any other sonice. Because of the splendid work of levee huildinf^ 
, which has been, and now is, active in these deltas, an empire is in the inaUinf^ with Mem- 
phis as the commercial center. In the reclamation and develo])nient of this swamp, the attention of 
eni^ineers, commissioners, and other ])arties interested is called to the fact this tinn is in position to 
successfully cany out such contracts able financially, scientiiically, and in every other way to make 
such contracts successful. The absolute failure of le\ee construction, which is one of America's 
most vilal public works, is caused by lack of scientific develoiunenl, coupled with the imperfect solu- 
tion of oilier engineering problems. For some obscure reason tlicie iiave been few excei)lions when 
common sense methods or devices have apiiealed to men engaged in levee construction: much money 
has been scjuandered and numerous attempts been made to make |)ossible such an end. This the firm of 
H. H. and G. A. McWilliams have undertaken, and will succeed in doing, for success is the only results 
Ihey have ever known. They own and oi)erate thirty-five steam dredges located in the Southern states, 
extending also from the Dakotas to the (lulf of Mexico. Tliey are in a position at all times to give 
l>rompt and efficient service. They are the largest and strongest firm of levee contractors in the 
United States. In developing their drainage contracting business lo where they now enjoy the cov- 
eted distinction of being in all |)robability the largest individual o|)erators of dipper dredges in 
the United States, they have fell the necessity that existed for some mechanical method ol 
building the larger levees on the greater rivers of the country, and with this coin])elling 
neetl ever confronting them, they eventually decided to venture into the levee business. The 
gratitude of the century is due this firm for its splendid machine, at this writing now being used 
in the St. Francis Le\ee District. To ably and aci'urately describe it we (|Uole from a recent descri])- 
tion of same: "This machine is so designed that when the levee is finished, it meets exactly with tin- 
standard sjiecifications of the United States Government. The earth taken from pits leaves them in 
proper condition: the berme is left lo i'e<|uired width and the levee itself is built in layers as prescribed. 
.\niple earth is added to the section to iiold it U|) lo standard, after settling or shrinkage has taken 
place. But the manner in which the machine operates is such that the levee is more closely packed 
while it is being constructed than are levees of e(|Ual size which are built by mules and scra])ers. This 
new machine will o|)erate over any width right-of-way U|) to one thousand feet and we feel that it will 
substantially reduce the cost of ie\ee construction and become a vital factor in the levee business of the 
lulure. It was es|)ecially designed to build a section of large levee on the Mississijipi Kiver under the 
superxision of the United Slates Ciovermnent Fngineers. Regardless of the apjiarenl financial strin- 
j^ency existing throughoul the country, this s]ilendid firm is able, and at the present time, actually are 
taking conlracts and acce|)ting bonds for the same, alliiough it is the concensus of opinion that some 
of tile drainage engineers deem it best not lo |)lac-e these bonds on the market at Ihc present time. 
riie\- will be glad to assist an>- engineers, attorneys, commissioners, land owners or prdiuoters, in re- 
claiming low tracts of land. Their unexcelled ser\ices are furnished gratis. It would well repay any- 
one interested to consult them before proceeding further with reclamation work. 



a59 




THE MEMPHIS HOTEL COMPANY 

III'- |)r()(lit^i()Us developiiK'iit of llie rily ol' Memphis lias hocti foi- llie |)asl sixteen years 
a inatler of proverb. Oullyiiif^ fields have blossomed overniKhl with eommodioiis dwell- 
iiij^s, new streets have pushed their way between. Bigger business houses have been 
tile demand to handle the ex|)anded Irall'ic liigher an<l higher the skyline aseended, 
and higher and liigher tiie census of the eity has cTepl. Among all thai it takes to make 
a city growing willi tlie growth of Memphis, feeding and fasting the cily's dexelopmeni, 
the Memphis Hotel ('om])any has, sinee taking hold here, playe<l a most important part in the great 
work of civic expansion. From the far-away days of the Old Hell 'I'avern up lo the present time, of 
tlie million-dollar Chisea, Memphis has been a good hotel town. History strongly invades the strong- 
holds of Tennessee, specially favoring Mem|)his, the pride of her Chickasaw BlulTs. In the days of 
the old South, the Peabody and the (layoso, but mostly the former, were considered the only places 
worth while in the entire Delta as hotels of itrestige. They are both historic old l)uildings, but time 
has wrought such changes that the original plans have been lost sight of in the years that are between. 
Each is today a strictly lirsl-class hotel, with every modern cond'ort and convenience. Their culinary 
de|)artments are among the best planned in the entire South. Memphis, the gateway to the great 
southwest, demands such service, and as a city of many railroads, and therefore a city of many guests, 
she has looked after her hotel interests wisely an<l well in giving them into the capable keejiing of 
.Mr. Parker and his two efficient assistants -his sons. The develoiiment of Memphis as a hotel town, in 
reality forced the building of the handsome new Chisea, with its 4(»() rooms, its l)eautiful grills, hand- 
some dining room, and UKtst ai)|)ro|)riate Indian decoration. Opimingo did not fare as well as did 
old Chief Chesi(|ue, for the former, yet the greatest chieftain who ever erected his wigwam on the 
Chickasaw HlulTs, has no honors even at this late day. The Chisea is one of the handsomest hostelries 
in the country. Here Dame Fashion holds her revels, business men meet friends of the conunercial 
world, families may take up their abode, tango teas are given, and conventions are served. Prices 
are moderate, and cuisine splendid. Each room, or suite of rooms, has a ])rivate l)atli -in fact one has 
all the enjoyments and privileges of a delightfully kept home, without the additional worry of ])lan- 
ning, ordering for it. The Chisea was opened to the i)ublic under the most beautiful auspices, on 
Christmas night, Ull.'i Beautiful music, exquisite gowns, handsome floral attributes, and a perfect 
menu greeted the occasion. It was also the scene of a |)opular debutante's coming out party, its spa- 
cious lobbies, handsome cafes, and splendid sample rooms all have gone far to obtain for it the nuni- 
mum insurance rate of any hotel in the country, showing the high degree of safety. The result of all 
this careful jilanning on the part of the Memphis Hotel Com|)any is, that there is no oilier city in 
America, not even in New York itself where the visitor can lake his ease in his inn with more satisfac- 
tion to himself, or with less general damage to his jiockelbook. There are few cities of a much larger 
size which are more amply jirovided with hotels, or can furnish better services for the money, than 
can Memphis, Tenn. The Peabody has recenlly been remodeled, refurnished, and e(pii|)pc(l with 
prixale baths. Two hundred rooms were added to the original structure, which was made strictly 
up-l((-dale. The (iayoso is entirely lire-proof, has hot and cold water in every room, is handsomely 
furnished and has s])leiidid cafe service. Welcome, good cheer, and splendid accommodations await 
the hundreds of thousands of visitors who are annually attracted to the BlulT City, service is not 
ex<elled by any jilace in all .America luxury and magnilicence for the lourisl or substantial provision 
lor the ordinary \ isilor are lo be obtained. The famous old Pi'abody, and tlu' (layoso are famed all 
(Acr the Inited States and in luiioiic for their old-time Southern hos|)itality extended to coming and 
departing guests. They are centrally located and convenicnl to business and dejiols. In gracious 
ri\alry they now ha\e the Chisea. Heal old-time Southern dishes, lound nowhere south of Mason and 
I)i\on"s line, and une(|ualed elsewhere in the South, are lealures of the cafe and ri'gular menus. Dishes 
llial tempt men of all nations, served in most aiipeti/ing manner, c-an be found at the Chisea. Peabod>- 
and Cayoso. Draining heavily u|)on an agricultural and game lej^ion of \asl projiortions for llieir 
su|)plies, they spread a feast of good things for all. All classes of travelers come to Memphis hostel- 
ries. The wealtliN-. men of highest import in the comniercial world of other cities, the middle classes, 
and not inl riMpienllx Ihc lowly, are entertained here: one and all. they go away and advertise the 
cil\- as one where the tiader liiids the liest. Stop-over privileges are extended by all the railroads 
I'ntering .Memphis, and the liberality of the trunk lines in this res|>ect has helped put Memphis to the 
IronI as a favorite cilv lor tourists, commercial men. and those seeking new fields of enterprise. 



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MEMPHIS QUKENSWARE COMPANY 





llifir own wav. 



I-^MPHIS. the fily ol beaLitil'ul homes, is always interested in llie iieaiilil iil, along any 
lines, but paiticnlarly so in anythinf^ that adds to home lilt' or comlort, and for this 
reason all Memphians are doubly interested in the Meni|(liis Oueensware ("ompany, the 
home of beauty. In theii' splendid new olfices and salesroom on Lnion Avenue, this 
long estalilished and rapidly !,'ro\vin,!j; eoneern devotes itself to tlu' wholesale handling 
of eliina. (lueensware, cut glass, wooden ware, house and hotel furnishings, etc. From 
nearly every noted port it has loll, some more piaclical llian olliers. hut all beautiful in 
Quite reeently this company sold out its retail store on .South Main Street and are 
now devoting all their time and energy to its jobbing business, lis new (piarters are more eonnnodious 
and inviting th.in those of any other similar establisluneni in llie South. A tiip through the ])laee is 
like a visit to fairyland. One could spend houi's wisely and well there, and Iroin educational as well 
as histoi-ical \iew point, gain by the visit. Ili're a vase trom some old world home: there a dainty 
DresdiMi piece tells its own story, while far-away Xoi'way and Sweden, Denmark. Italy. Germany 
and I'rance all add their (|Uota to one of the nu)st complete slocks to i)e found anywhere, ^'ou not 
onl>' lind the largest assortment, and the most courteous service, but you lind the lowest i)rices and the 
best terms lo hi' had. TIh* handsome finishing make a beaulilul setting for the elaliorate dis|)lay. each 
adding to the l)eauty of the other. When one has feasted eye and heai't on the beautiful, we turn to the 
practical, for the company are exclusive agents of the famous .Alaska refrigerators, ice boxes and 
While Mounlain freezers. One can bul conjure llie slorxof "The lioliemian I. adv" and reall> wonder 
if at night didn't the little shepherdess and jolly old (ierman Iran hold solemn conclave over the 
various usi'fulness ot their new abode? Hans Anderson would never leave so beautiful a ])lace with- 
out its special fairy. And 11 is lliere the charm of |)erfect salesmanship the l'air\ thai waves a wand 
of success in any business, or along any Tnu-s. The satisfactory service is best i'\idenced here b\' the 
steadily increasing patronage with which the comi)any is favored. It has gained the unlimited con- 
lidence of the people by always conducting its affairs along lines that make for soundness and strength. 
Absolutely lair in every way, always open to competition, they ha\c newr in the history of this time- 
honored house, taken uidair a(l\antage in any way. ^ ou might piobably liu.x there at first by mere 
I'liance, bul you will purchase lliere exi'r aller b> <leliberate choice. .\ slore will nol be i)alronize(i 
iiiilcss il si-rxes llie public lo llieir ulmosi satisfaction. This one mil onl\ caters to public |>atronage, 
hill ill a ilignilied, conscrx alixe way. il ((imhiiies in marked degree Ihe Iwo great re<|uisites of a desir- 
able hiiiise \iz., uiKpieslioncd st i'cii.l;! Ii and iiiosl i rUcienl service. 



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MEMPHIS CONSOLIDATED GAS & ELECTRIC CO. 

I'LMPlllS is Ihe best lighted oily in the Soiilh, iind ii' liioic is any one lliiiif,' Unit adds lo a 
city's advantages lioni a etjniinercial and residential slatid|)oint, it is well lighted streets. 
A few years ago an electric sign over a merchant's place of business was unheard of, yet 
today Memphis rivals Denver in her title of the "(^ity of Lights." A dozen years ago folks 
came to gaze in wonder at the electric sign over a shop wherever the merchant's name 
blazed in brilliant letters against the dark background of the sk\, increasing in bril- 
liancy as the hour of midnight a|)i)r()aclie(l and the current grew stronger. On the 
darkest night, the lights and the name shone forth a s|)lendid advertisement that never failed lo sell the 
goods. Now, not only are signs lighted, and windows brilliant, but a (beat White Way lights the |iatli- 
way of belated Memphians — the terror of footpads and the doom of hold-ups. On Ihe darkest and 
most rainy nights, the city is as light as noonday in its business section, while in the residential ])art 
of the city arc lights play their part in not only lighting darkened pathways, but also in the i)rotec- 
tion of human life. On certain narrow and less fre(|uented streets, still further |)rotection is alTorded 
by the placing of gas lamps, these, as well as the arc lights being esi)ecially attended each day by a 
corps of ell'icienl men under the guidance of Ihe C.ily Klectrician. Should an arc light or gas lamp 
for some unknown cause fail to give out its anchor of hope, a |)hone message to the jiower house will 
innnediately remove the troid)le. 

The present system of lighting is not only extremely ornamental, but is the best plan possible one 
that surpasses anything of the kind, possibly in the country. The class of ligiits used are the five- 
standard system in use in dilTerent ways in many Eastern cities. Old inhabitants remember with what 
pride they told of the replacing of the old coal oil lamps of the days of Uncle True, with the gas lamp 
how they rejoiced in their "well lighted town." With the growth of the city, advanced the genius of 
the century, the Wizard of Electricity, swinging forth in the darkness the wonderful electric light. It 
was a long time before the public apjiroved, for "the old has charms that the new have not, and a 
stranger face is soon forgot." The city council delayed in adopting them as street lamps, fearing they 
would be sentinels otT duty on rainy nights, or failing this, mayhap the wires might fall and people's 
lives be snapi)ed out. Einally, push and energy won against all odds, and the electric light came l<i 
stay. (len. Sam T. Carnes owned and built the first electric light plant in Memphis. That was back 
in 188.5, and the |)lant was situated at the head of .lelTerson Avenue. The first steam engine brought lo 
Memphis to drive the electrical machinery is still in service at a local wagon factory. 'Vhv lolal capa- 
city of this j)lant would not be capable of lighting one of the ()ni<-e buildings here today, but it did the 
work to do at that time, and was the jH-ide and the wonder of Ihc Hlull City. Eater in the same year 
the plant was enlarged, and one also installed in the basenienl of Ihe old (iayoso Hotel. This was con- 
solidated with (len. Games' plant in 18811. Eittle by little Ihc acorn grew initil now the big oak 
stretches its branches in every nook and cranny of .Meni|this. As a commercial factor, gas 
and electricit\- are unsurpassed, llygienically s|)eaking, they aic a blessing to mankind. In Ihc 
factory and down town dislricls. there is not one-third of the clouds of black smoke belching from a 
hundred chimnevs, and the reason for their absence is in the fact that factories and worksho])s em- 
ploy electricity because theii- experience has taughl llicni llial Ihc use of this nu)st modern of com- 
mercial forces will show a saving at the close of Ihc fiscal year. It means no carting and stoi'ing of 
coal, no additional s|)ace for boiler rooms, no forct' of firemen and engineers, but an ever-read>', ever- 
increasing source of i)ower, the cost of which absolutclx is de|)endent on llic cxiciil of ils use. and 
which cost scarcely varies trom month to nu)nth as docs the cost of other fuel. Such aleit and |)ro- 
gressive concerns as the Memphis Consolidated (las and Electric Company have n\ade it jjossible for 
women, otherwise too fi'ail to run nuichines, to be able, by the motor, to make a good living for them- 
selves and families. They have made electricity a pronnnent factor in tlie upkeep of the Home of the 
(iood Shepherd l>y the hundreds of motoi-s placed upon machines of the institution, thus enabling 
Ihe sisters to contract for sewing in larger (juantilies and from factories whose work Ihey could not 
otherwise handle. In the hos|)ilals they have, l)y a perfect lighting system, nuule it [jossibie to save 
lives whose saving dejjended upon inunediate operation at midnight, or in the "wee sma' hours" of the 
morning as Ihe case might happen. Hy a syslcm of conneclions, hoi plates make |)ossiblc the inliala- 



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MFAiPHIS CONSOLIDATED GAS c^ ELI'ICIRIC CO.— Continued. 

lion of l)cci-li\\()()(l croosolc Ihroiif^Ii a steam kettle to which is alliichtMl ar. iiihalalion Ui1>l-, Ihu liilii' 
i>ciiii; placi'd in an iniproN iscd lent over a hroni'hial pneiiinonia patient's l)e(l tiiis in homes as well 
;is hospitals. There are luindieds of other nses foi eleeliieil>' in tiie siek room, to say noll'int: of ils 
nses in i)raet!eal life. Its labor saving elecljie iron has proven a lilessin^ to liionsands of women, while 
^'as and elcctrie stoves, aside from their regular fuel sa\ing features for family use have made it possihie 
foi- many a girl not to go to Ihe store, factory or oll'ice, hieakfaslless. This alone means more than dol- 
lais in health and hygiene to a city. 

Last year the company's |)lant in the North Memphis district had considerable trouble with the 
high water. Eastern i)apeis (le|)icted scenes in and around Ihe gas works, and lold in desciiptive mat- 
ter of the situation, and of |)lans used to co])e againsi the angry waters of thai awfnl flood. lUil 
Ihey did not, for they could not, tell of the heroic work of the men in charge, working day and nighl for 
Ihe people (le|)endent \i\nm Ibem for meals and light. It was an unfair light from the start, with Ihe 
ockls all against the gas company, but it taught them a lesson whose teaching has resulted in the fact 
that this year they were ready for the waters, for they had erected a new plant far away from the flooded 
dislricts, and out of reacli of the spring lime Hood. N'o tires will now be ])ut out. and iiuindation will be 
a thing unknown. The company is jjushing the extension of the electric light and power department in 
all directions. Its success is the HlutT City's success, and the furthering of its plans |)art of civic pride. 
Its splendid personnel is as follows: C. K. G. Hillings, president; H. A. Speed, vice-|)resi(lent ; T. E. 
Murray, vice president; .1. F. Ramier, secretary; W. M. Flook, assistant secretary; .1. M. Clapp, treas- 
urer; P'rank .lones, assistant treasurer. Corporations have no souls, |)erha])s, but Ihe men of this cor- 
poration are doing all they can in the interest of their jiatrons Stoj) and consider what a i4reat factor 
this comi)any is, in making trade and commerce in Memi)his. I-^very month it is paying out in salaries 
and wages the sum of more than !i;.'$0.()00, and tlie greatest proportion of the sums that Meni|)his citizens 
are paying for gas and electricity arc finding Iheir way back into Ihe pockets from which they came. 
But this is mere salary and wages. During the last ten years the comi)any has been expending an 
average of nearly half a million annually in i)ermanent imi)rovements, and l)ettermenls, and one-half 
this sum is spent in Memi)his. The com])any has educated Memphians in the {jossibilities of gas and 
electricity and it will continue to "Light the Way." 

In a nutshell, this is the status and horoscope of this splendid cor]ioration -once a child, then a boy, 
now a man, growing into si)lcndid manhood, a healthy, steady, \igorous, normal man, a factor in the 
building up of the BlufT City, and an important conunercial consideration in Ihe prosperity of the nation. 
.A vigorous board compose its membershi|) a board whose ambitions are bounded only by a de- 
sire to co-oi)erate for an e\en greater city, and united in the i)|-actice of a code of ethics to put and 
keej) Memphis ever to the front. 



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BROWN COAL COMPANY 




() SAY tliiil niiylliiiif' diij^ out of llu- ^>i()im(l lluil will burn is coal, is loo loose to be 
considered a xaiiiable delinition. Then aMain to ^i\e a delinilion l)ase(l on the chemical 
anal>sis of the varied loiins of coal would not answer, none of the properties lieinj^ 
identically the same. Probably the coal most interesting^ now to conuuercial Mem|)his 
especially, is the coal for steam contracts handled for the wholesale trade l)y the Hiown 
Coal (".omi)any of this city. This coal ix'camc |)opular almost before the dealers knew 
it. 11 has come to stay, and has already made a wonderful niche for itself in the fac- 
tory world. The forej^oinj; makes it i)lain as to how vei-y favored is the le^^ion the region within Ken- 
tucky's sjilendid beds, many of them unexcelled by similar deposits in any part of tiie woild. Two of 
the Brown Coal ('.om|)any's mines, the Mercer and the nihraltar in Western Kentucky, are amonj^ the 
most famous in the stale, 'i'hese are known throuj^iiout the length and breadth of tiie land. It is with 
great |)ri(le that Memphis solicits for tlie Brown (-oal Company the |)alronage it has enjoyed in the 
jiast, and which it will not fail to get in the future. Conservative to a marked degi'ee yet wholly 
abreast and even ahead of the times, this company is one that we lake pride in calling rei)resentalive, 
for it truly re])resents courtesy, service, |)r()mptitude, alertness, progressiveness, and last, but not least, 
a desire to ser\e in wholesale ca]iacily the |)eo|)le of Mem]ihis wisely and well. Before i)lacing oi"ders, 
merchants and those letting lai'ge steam contracts, would do well to ])ay them a call. Their oH'ices 
are located at 916-91(S Exchange Building, Memphis. This firm is exclusively wholesale, and interested as 
jobbers only. Mr. Bobert Lee Brown, the owner and controller, is a man of wide business ex|)erience, 
and a firm l)eliever in broad gauge connnercia! j)oiicy. Through his splendid management the Blown 
Coal (Company since its inception in 1.SU2 has stood at the head of this industry in Memphis, and will 
continue to do so, for their ])olicv is one of whicli the public most heartily ap|)roves. 




THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL 

\ THE old Winchester Cemetery, out on Lane Avenue, there is a grave about the first 
grave made in that old graveyard, bearing the date 182(1 over its time-worn gates. In the 
eastern part of the cemetery, beneath twin oak trees, is the grave in question marked by 
a broken headstone. The head line is ofT. but lesearch proved the name to have been \'an 
Pell. One can i)lainly read the words, "The I'iist lulitor of the A|)i)eal." It is a i)alhelic 
picture, that old graveyard, telling thestory, the unwritten story, of a day and a lime agone. 
The headstone is one of tbe very few left standing, but it tells to all who |)ass tiiat way that one of the 
oldest friends of the BlulT (aty is also one of its best friends today. The Conuuercial .\|)peal lias gained 
in prestige with the passing years, until now its pages are unquestioned, for it has always stood lor 
truth. I'very news teature is just as represented. Yellow journalism has no jilace in its columns. No 
factor, in whatever line, has done more to upbuild .Memphis than tliis ])a])er. It is bound by ties of 
strongest binding to the BlulT City. Her traditions, her history, are closely allied with this paper. There 
is hardly a landmark where the two names, Memphis and the Commercial Apjieal are not interlinked. 
A\ first it was just the Appeal, and laid away in many a cedar chest are copies that "run the blockade," 
back in the days of the Civil War. Those now yellowed sheets were read by caiiiji lire lights read 
and loved for they tol<l of iioiue. Again when Memphis was in the grip of a terrible fever, this pajier 
was also published. .Men tiroiiped at the "stone," yes, and "forms" fell from hands that would never 
move again, for the printers died at their work. To get out tiie paper iiieanl to obtain relief for the 
sick and sulTering the needy, the orphan relief for those without a hope. Prosperity arose out of 
the smouldering ashes of a ruined city, and again was the Commercial .Appeal the BlutV City's friend. 
In weal and woe, through sickness and deatli, it lias stood al the helm of the Memphis jiort, as it 
stands today — representing the best to be had in the ne\\si)a|>ei world. 



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THE CHICKASAW COOPERAGE CO. 

III'!; cooiicrnf^e iiidiislrii's of Mi'iupliis ;iri' l)y no iikmiis llii' li'asi ainonj^ hcf wood woikiiiH 
interests. Taking; in liolli slack and lii;lil hairel inlcicsls lliey aggregate in round 
nunibeis alioul ^4,()0().()()0 of i)iisiness anniiali.\'. Of the si'veral hlg cooiJerage |)lants lo- 
cated here, the jirincipal one in this entire section of tlie country' is tlie C.liickasaw (".oo])- 
erage ("oni|)any. sendini^ its proikicts far and wide-to C-liina, Argentina, Australia. 
Brazil and Africa. 'I'liis company obtains the raw material from Oklahoma, Louisiana, 
Mississip])i, Tennessee and Arkansas. Hooi)s, headings and slaves are all shipped in a more or less 
unfinished state, and are worked over and assembled in the big cooperage plants, to be sent forth to the 
world as tight and slack barrels. This c()m])any has factories and mills located at Memphis, Tenn., 
.New Orleans. La., MeCihee, Ark., Kilbourne, La., and Binghamton, Tenn. 'l"he personnel of the direc- 
torate is as follows: G. W. Macrae, president; J. Thomas Wellford, vice president: \\'alker L. Well- 
lord, secretary and treasurer; .L >L (ioodl)ar, .1. B. Goodbar, F. ^L Grumi), K. ^'ates Wellford and Frank 
(ilankler. The daily capacity is over ."),()()() barrels. Memphis is a i)lace of note among cooperage people. 
In llic first place because of the number of cooperage plants located in the city, and the volume of 
business they do is another large concession. Then Memphis is most accessible to raw material. 
That city is tlie annual meeting place of the Tight Barrel Stave Manufacturers' Association. This fact 
alone is the pivotal point, for the meeting in itself is the basing point for i)riees on tight barrel 
staves and headings. This Ghickasaw ('.o()])erage Gompany uses innnense (|uantities of oak for 
this wood pi'ovides the best style of tiglit barrels. Ours is a wonderful land. Manufactur- 
ing alone considered, the place of the Soutli on tlie map of the world ought to make it the heart of in- 
dustry. Its peojjle are as yet, the descendants of American stock, '["heirs is a fighting blood which 
counts no cost when standing for what they believe to be right. (>onunercially speaking, the Ghicka- 
saw- Cooperage Company won its i)attle long ago, and now stands all unchallenged for the best there is 
in ser\ice, materials and prices. The city of Mem])his has also won a battle. II is not a city burdened 
with debts and discouragement, torn and scarred with bitter commercial warfare. Her physical proper- 
ties are in prime condition, not in ruin; her best brain and brawn are alive to every op|)()rtunity, and, hav- 
ing reached the summit of the hill, are broadening out to even better things. One of them has been the 
steady progress of the Chickasaw Cooperage Company, its wonderful past, its splendid i)resent and 
its Aladdin-like future. 11 is an honor and a matter of pridi', in point of volume of business and dis- 
Iricl covered, not only to Mem])his, and to 'i'ennessee, hut to this entire section of tei-ritoiy. 

Connnercial and industrial development in Memi>his has been greatly aided and abetted l)y the pro- 
gressive s])irit whicli seems to dominate this (k)mpany, which has for its basic e(|ui])ment the confi- 
dence of its people, 'i'hougli lnind)le in the beginning, rapid was its growth. Its ])lans lune all l)een 
successful, its field of usefulness justified its ell'orts to sjjread out and cover more territory, until now 
a s])lendidly recognized triumphanl coinniercial inslitution. its scope pi'actically inilimited, its ])ros- 
pecls dazzling, the Chickasaw Cooperage (-o. has come into its own. 



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THE COLE MANUFACTURING CO. 




HK sash and door business, Ihe munufadure and sale of both stock goods and special 
niilhvork, has its cons])icuous exani])les in the South as it has in other sections of the 
country. This industry is gjowing in volume in that rej^ion year by year, and its 
f^rowth has l)een due it) a large degree to the fad that the pioneers of the industry 
were able and conscientious men and, as time i)r()gresse(l, were successful in surround- 
ing themselves with younger men — men of ability and integrity who have carried on 
the work begun when the business in the South was in its (irsl (leveio|)nient. 
One of the best known and longest established inillwoik concerns in that region, whose location 
is southern but whose territory extends to the Atlantic scaboaTil, to the dnlf and to the North, is the 
Cole Manuladuring Co., wiiich has its olfice and i)lant at South l-'ourtli Street and Kailroad Avenue, 
Memphis, Tenn., and is declared to be the largest sash and door manufacturing and wholesaling estab- 
lishment in the southern country. The company sjjecializes in cy])ress doors and open and glazed 
sash, and has a plant occupying a full city stpiare. It was not always as large in the size of its build- 
ings or in its inlluencc in the market. It is fair to presume also that the growth that has marked its 
cai-eer of nearly half a century will continue and that its products will steadily acquire increased ie|)- 
nlation. 

The Officers. - 'l"he present ollicers of the Cole Manufacturing Co. are: V. H. W'inlield, jjresident 
and general manager; .J. H. Taylor, vice-|)iesident : .lohn W. I5usart, su|)erintendent, and ,1. C. Dean, 
secretary and treasurer. It is interesting to note that .Mr. W'inlield has been with the company 
2.') years, Mr. Taylor IS years, Mr. Husarl 24 years, and Mr. Dean 12 years. It is an indication of the 
permanency of the organization lliat has maintained a consistent policy of exjianding facilities to reaj) 
the results of merited reputation. 

This element of solid character is demonstrated by the fad, again, that the concern is nearly 50 
years of age. It was founded in IcSfiT by the late W. I. Cole, who was its |)resident until his death, 
October 11, 1909. It was at first a retail glass business that Mr. Cole established, but its development 
into a great millwork selling and manufacturing institution followed naturally. The ])resent daily 
cajiacity of the |)lanl is 1,000 windows and .'idO doors in stock sizes, and about the same xolunic of 
s|)ecial work each day; and in addition to this the company does a large jobbing business in yellow 
pine doors and l)irch veneered doois. 

Its cypress products enjoy a large sale and far-reachnig reputation. They sell readily in Texas 
and Louisiana to the south, and heavily in the East. Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Kentucky 
are more partial to the yellow pine door, and the Cole concern, as has been noted, is unusually etjulp- 
ped to meet either requirement. 

The sales de|iartmen! is an aggressive one, in charge of Lionel Ray. The conqniny is well repre- 
sented by W. E. Hart, of Houston, Te.\as, who travels Texas and Louisiana; T. .1. Kendrick, of Clarks- 
\ille. Ark., who visits the trade in Arkansas and Missouri; W'm. Peters, of Mount \'ernon. 111., a 
former retailer who makes his head(piarlers at .lac-kson, Tenn., and traxels 'i'ennessee, .Alabama anil 
Kentucky; .1. M. Ray, of Memj)bis, city salesman, and E. W. Petei-s tra\eling Mississijjpi. 



GOODWYN INSTITUTE 




IIROt'CH the munilicence of William A. Coodwyn, a former citizen of Mein])his, the 
(ioodwyn Institute was donated to the while citizens of Memphis. He beciueathed prac- 
tically his entire estate to endow it, |)ro\ided for its control through three conunission- 
t'rs with the State of Tennessee as trustee, directed that the endowment fund should be 
invested in a building, and prescribed the sco|)c ol the educational work of the Insti- 
tute as follows: "One part of said building shall be dcxoted to lectures and another part 
to a libraiy, and the use of the library shall be free to all, under the rules and regulalions 
to be ma(k' \t\ said conunissioncrs and the lectures shall be free, anil the whole will be for instruction, 
and not for entertainment merely." .\ccoi-ding to the terms of the will. S. I*. Read, .Ino. R. I'e|ipci' and 
.1. M. Cioodhar, friends of Mr. (ioodwyn, were appointed commissioners of (Ioodwyn Institute in 
.\l)ril, lUD.'k Much credit is due to their wise Judgment and good taste for the modern and beautiful 
(ioodwyn Institute Ruilding. It is a coiid)ination olTice, auditoiium and library building, lire-|)roof, 
constructed of steel, stone, brick and terra colta, seven stories high, with a ctjunnodious basement. It 
possesses a large, elegant monumental lobby; the auditorium occupies the second and Ihiid floors, the 
library the sexenlh floor, while the lesl of the building is dexotcil to olTices and rental pui poses. I-"rom 
these rentals the work of the Institute is self-sustaining. The amount of mone>' in\estcd in the build- 
ing, its eipiipnient. and other sc<'uritics is about s,")()||.(|()().()0. (;. C. Oj^iUie has bi'cn the executive 
od'icer of (loo(lw>n Institute Irom its begimiing, having lu'cn elected superinlcndenl in October, lilOfi. 
Tlu' suci'css of the linancial allaiis and educational work of the Institute is a splendid connnendation 
of his ell'icient management. The Institute was dedicated to its work on September 'M\, 1907. The 
library was opened lo puhTu- use dii .lanuary Hi. 1908. 



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H. J. ROPER 




HADING CONTRACTOR. Mr. Roper came to ^^elll|^llis several years a«o from Bylialia, 
.Miss., wliere he had been siUTesst'ully eiif^aj^ed in Ihe eontracliiiH business. He is now 
associated wilii his brotlier, W. E. Hoper, under the firm name of Hoi)er Bros., (irad- 
ing Contractors. He bas successfully handled lar{,'e contracts, and by skilful nianaf^e- 
ment, has made a name for his firm in the contracting world. He is also interested 
in the coniniissary located at 97() .lames St. He has no otlice outside his residence on 
A^nes Place. 



W. E. ROPER 




RADING CONTRACTOR. .Mr. Roikm- came to .Mem|)his (piite recently from liyhalia. .Miss., 
to Join bis brother, H. .1. Hoi)er, in the contracting business, under the firm name of 
Roper Bros., j^radinf^ being their specially featured work. He has assisted in establishing 
a sjilendid commissary at il7() .lames St., which bis brother is also interested in. He has 
more than made a success in his chosen line of work, and bas established for bimself, as 
well as for his firm, a high standing in the commercial world. He bas no olTice outside 
bis residence on Agnes Place. 



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BARNARD CUNNINGHAM 




rSINESS MAN. lioiii ill Memphis, Tenn., aboul i'orly ye;iis aK". Son of llie late ("ai)lain 
Patriciv and I'^llen C.unninjJilunn, prominent pioneer Mempiiians. Educated in publie and 
parochial schools of the Bluff City. Removed to Helena, Ark., sixteen years ago, and is 
now prominently identified with that prosi)erous little connnunity. Has large property 
holdings in Memphis and Helena. Is a Democrat. TaUes active interest in city, State and 
National politics. Has never accepted public office. 



J. A. PARKES 

^^t'ULIC A(XX)UNTANT. A man whose accuracy as an auditor has made a name for him- 
self in highest financial circles, and one who has reached the topmost ranks through 
close application to business, and strict observance of broad gauge policy in all business 
dealings. Mr. Parkcs has commodious (juarters in the Central Bank Building, Memphis. 
In his busy life he has bad no time to accept public office, but has always had more than 
his share of |)ridc in all matters pertaining to civic and national affairs. He has a large 
and rei)resenlalive clientele, covering Mississippi, .Arkansas and Tennessee— one that daily is growing 
larger and more representative. To say that he gives satisfactory results is to speak in mildest terms of 
a brilliant success. 




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EDWARD S. RYON 

ANAGER of the Memi)liis Wrecking ("oiiipany, one of Meinpliis' most i)rof,'rcssive business 
men, whose commereia! interests are (lee])ly involved with tiiose of tiie Biulf City. Con- 
trolling successfully a l)usiness involving untold ability, Mr. Hyon has become a factor 
in the industrial world, and a very deeply feared opponent in the iield of competition. 
He has a great pride in and love for all that jjcrtains to the good of Memphis, and is 
to the front in every progressive movement of civic nature. He has never sought pub- 
lic olVice, nor has he had time to go very deeply into politics. He has known no stagnation in busi- 
ness, but has most splendidly progressed in liis chosen field. He is a self-made man, and one of 
his mottoes of life has been that "The world can't hold a man down who is determined to succeed, 
and who i)roceeds fearlessly at his task." That is the joy of living. 




C. T. WHITMAN 

RKSIDKXT National City Han]<, and one of the leading men of his time. Mr. Whitman 
is originally fiom Indiana, but has lived the grealer i)()rtion of his life in Mem])his. 
Aside from his interests in this city he is also president of llie Rank of Commerce of Earle, 
.Ark. Conservative to a marked degree, he is of a retiring disposition, shunning all 
claim to fame — everything that tends in any way toward publicity. His friends are 
legion. His business associates number him among men whose association is worth 
while. He has made many friends for the National City Rank by bis genial personality, 
ind ever ready willingness to ser\e bis friends. 




279 



B. W. NEWSUM Auto Expert. Mr. New- 
sum is a younK man of Rreat personality whose 
future in the auto tield promises to be some- 
thing quite unusual. Entering commercial life 
very early. Mr. Newsuni soon learned the ways 
of the business world, and when most boys 
were just leaving the school room, he was fully 
equipped to take up the commercial battle, and 
to make a success of the same. At present he 
is the very capable manager of the Newsum 
Auto Tire Co., of Memphis, Tennessee, where 
he will be pleased to welcome his friends. 



HENRY LEWIS WHITFIELD President 
Mississippi Industrial College. Born June 20. 
1868. in Rankin County, Miss. Educated for 
commercial life in Mississippi College, Mill- 
saps Law School, and several summer courses 
at various colleges, throughout the State. 
Elected High School Principal 1893-1898; State 
Superintendent of Education of Mississippi, 
1898-1907. President Industrial Institute and 
College, 191)7-1914. Democrat: favors party. 
Elective office held, Mississippi Superintendent 
of Education. Is K. A. Odd Fellow, F. P. 
Mason and Shriner. City residence, Columbus. 
Mississippi. 



E. J. PEARSON — Building Contractor. 
Coming originally from Ohio. Mr. Pearson 
has more than made good in his adopted homo. 
He has reached the point wherein his ruinie 
is the embodiment of success an assurety 
that the work is not only well done, but that 
it is about as perfect as it could possibly be 
made. Mr. Pearson has just completed the 
new Kress Building, having also had charge 
of the construction of their other stores. He 
also has charge of the remodeling of the old 
Log Cabin Building, and several others among 
the largest buildings now in process of con- 
struction in the city. Mr. Pearson takes a 
great many out of town contracts, and is 
entrusted with matters of great import by 
several insurance companies regarding the loss 
and cost of rebuilding same. 




CHARLES MILLER HARRISON Born near Corinth. Miss.. 
October 17. 1881. Educated in county schools, and later at East- 
man's Business Cidlege, of Poughkeepsic, New York, this before he 
was sixteen years of age. Immediately after leaving college, he 
entered the commercial world in February, 1899. going into Post 
Office and remaining until September ir>, 1899, when he entered 
Bank of Amory. Is a Democrat of the old school. Is a Director 
and Treasurer of Amory Compress Co. ; Director and Cashier of 
Bank of Amory, Amory. Miss., and Treasurer of Gilmore-Puckett 
Grocery Co. Is Secretary of Board of Stewards M. E. Church, and 
also Secretary and Treasurer of Sunday School M. E. Church, 
Amory. Miss. l.s also a Director in the Business Men's Club of 
Amory, Miss. Now organizing the Home Investment & Insurance 
Co.. to be incorporated and deal principally in buying and selling 
first real estate mortgages. 



281 



ST. JOHN WADDELL -Lawyer. Native of 
Mississippi. Educated in schools of home 
town. Was anions pioneers in lesal world of 
Memphis. Came to the Bluff City some twen- 
ty-six years ajro. Began a practice that 
formed the nucleus of a large fortune which 
he and his son now enjoy. Mr. Waddell has 
won the love and esteem of a legion of 
friends, both in Tennessee and in Mississippi. 
while every one who has ever been his client 
but adds to the list. He believes that honesty 
and square dealing to all is the best policy 
and the only way to obtain lasting and per- 
manent success is to follow this principle 
indubitably. No one ranks higher in the legal 
world or in the business enterprises of the 
Memphis community. His word is his bond — 
considered gill edge security anywhere and 
at any time in the large territory in which 
he is known. 



CHARLES D. PANTAZE — Manufacturer. 

Quite an addition to the retail world of Mem- 
phis is the handsomely equipped and daintily 
attractive candy store, opened in Memphis 
some several years ago, by Chas. D. Pantaze, 
of Birmingham, who has already prospered in 
a similar enterprise in that city. Up to date 
in every particular and far ahead in many 
instances, this popular candy home is known 
not only in Memphis, but throughout the en- 
tire Memphis territory. The energy, ambition, 
and progressiveness for which Mr. Pantaze 
is so well known, are splendid capital for a 
man in the business world— capital drawing 
heavy interest with no liabilities. In the en- 
terprising commercial sphere of the Bluff City, 
this man from Birmingham has, through his 
wonderful business methods, his delicious con- 
fections, splendid service, and perfectly equip- 
ped salesrooms forced recognition in the v^ry 
teeth of competition, in a field of many op- 
ponents. 



OTTO SCHWILL— Business man. Born in 
Shelby County, Tenn., Feb. 18. 1872. Left 
school at the age of fifteen and entered business 
with his father. As a private venture later 
he built and made popular the Idlewild Green- 
hou.ses, which he sold in 1912. As another ex • 
periment he owns at Krazer Station, Tenn., a 
large plantation. In 1911 he built there the 
largest seed cleaning plant in the Central 
South. He is now and has been since the 
death of bis father, seven years ago, president 
of the Otto Schwill Seed & Produce Co., 
wholesale only, with quarters at 10 and 12 S. 
Front St. 



C. J. WAGNER - Contractor. One of the 
oldest contractors in the point of service as 
well as one of the foremost in the City of 
Memphis. Has had a hand in nearly every 
large contract let in the Bluff City in over 
twenty years. Has lately acquired large irri- 
gated land interests in the West. Has won 
success financially as well as in a contractor's 
world. Member of the Business Men's Club, 
and the Builders* Exchange. Has an olTice in 
the Builders" Exchange. 



283 



HOMER K. JONES— Certified Public Ac- 
countant anii Auditor. Was born in Tunica 
County, Miss., Nov. 28. 1881. Educated in 
State of Missouri in public schools and col- 
le^^e. Received training in wholesale and re- 
tail accountini; department of larKre manufac- 
turinK business. Entered the office of estab 
lished public accountinvr firm 1903. remaininit 
till 1905, at which time he en^aKed in public 
jiccountinjT business for himself, with head- 
quarters at Memphis, under firm name of 
Homer K. Jones. (The firm name has since 
ln-en changed to Homer K. Jones & Co., Cer- 
tified Public Accountants, now having branch 
offices in New Orleans, La. I Elected Presi- 
dent of Tennessee Society of Public Account- 
ants and Vice-President of American Associa- 
tion of Public Accountants, 1909 10. Inventor 
of Mechanical Date and Interest Calculator ; 
director of Peoples Savings Bank & Trust Co., 
Member of Chickasaw Guards' Club. Memphis 
Country Club, and Business Men's Club of 
Memphis. 



JACOB A. EVANS— Cotton I-'actor. Born 
in Charleston. S. C, March 7. 1858. After 
leavinjf school he entered the office of G. A. 
Trenholm & Son. Mr. Trenholm being Secre 
tary of the Treasury of the C. S. A. After 
the war, was considered the richest man in 
the South. Mr. Evans was in Mr. Trenholm's 
employ for six consecutive years. His entire 
life has been devoted to the study and the 
liandlinvr of cotton, coverinjf a period of forty 
two consecutive years in the cotton world. 
He is now President of the Fa rns worth 
Evans Cotton Co. Is a member of the Chick 
asaw Guards Club. Tennessee Club, and the 
Country Club of Memphis. His home address 
is 1005 Peabody Ave., with business head 
quarters at 66 S. Front St. 



JOHN PAUL (iAINES Civil Engineer. 

Horn in South Carolina in 1881. Educated in 
Richmond ColleKe. Virginia, gradual ing from 
that institution when quite young. Has had 
successful career in chosen profession. Was 
with the engineering corps of Memphis as 
Assistant City Engineer for a period of four 
years. Also with the Speedway Land Co. 
for four years, first as assistant and later as 
chief consulting engineer. At present is gen- 
eral consulting engineer for several concerns 
in and arouml Memphis with headquarters in 
the Bluff City. 



FRANK S. OMBERG— City Treasurer. Was 

born in Memphis February 18, 1880 ; son of 
James A. and Eli/.a Graham Omberg. Scotch 
descent. Began career as bank clerk and was 
connected with the bank for fourteen years. 
Married Miss Nell Butler, of Little Rock. Ark., 
October 22. 1907. Member of Royal Arcanum, 
and president of Memphis Chapter American 
Institute of Banking. City Treasurer since 
April. 1911. Member of the Episcopal church. 



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INDEX 



Page 

., W. W 145 

J. G 195 

iltural and Industrial Section ....251 

B. C 143 

son. Milton J 205 

ws. T. B 211 

i, George. Sr 239 

(1, George. Jr 241 

. Wm. J 135 

in, Pr. W. H 209 

ng. V. E 163 

.1. Dr J. L 106 

. Morris 203 

W. Ji 21 

1, L. D 193 

.John C 147 

u. E. T 149 

■tt, George C 83 

"S. James F 197 

Theo. G 49 

gsley, George R 173 

, W. T 209 

•, F. C 149 

>n, C. A 155 

• 1, Dr. Wm. T 95 

■r, -.v. C 171 

er. Dr. J. D 113 

t, F. S 185 

■r, J. W 69 

n Coal Co 269 

n, Robert L 186 

ngham, H. L 23 

., J. F 121 

S. M 137 

r, Tait 165 

■un, Samuel L 17 

•ott. H. M 169 

gan. Jas. J 157 

r. J. Hugh 209 

dier, Walter C 146 

leau, C. E 187 

asaw Cooperage Co 271 

tie, Alex 207 

m, R. B 195 

a, Mike C 176 

Manufacturing Co 273 

,ian, F. P 141 

lan, Harry 203 

nan, Sol 221 

■r, C. H 169 

nercial Appeal 269 

,y, H. P 185 

■y, J. E 147 

tree, Ike W 207 

ford. Col. W. J 7 

IP, C. M 163 

ipper, Burke 139 

lingham, B. 277 

ell, Douglas 166 

5, Mallory 189 

1, Ensign Jos. M 47 

■y, W. Chapman 151 

Thomas 206 

tuhl, C. M 121 

Ison. L. R 167 

.lass, E. M 176 

ling, E. F 161 

:an, J. B 175 

ey, Benjamin Howard 161 

ard, Brother 61 

tt. Dr. W. C 171 

, S. J 116 

IS, J. A 285 

sh. Max Ill 

m, F. W 159 

nster, Dr. L. C 76- 

ling, LeRoy Jack 183 

er, H. C 199 

er, Robt. J 199 

er, T. J 199 

ler, J. A 163 

Ikes. J. M 69 

Thos 237 

icis, Dr. E. E 75 

del, P. R 161 

•1, J. D 187 

es. J. Paul 285 

way. Col 19 

ey, Cyrus. Jr 27 

•s, P. A 77 

ler, Chas. A 129 

s. l.ee E 149 

vin. Col. J. R 47 

lliar. J. B 107 

Ibar, J. M 107 

Iwyii. R. D. . ■. 147 

Iwyn Institute 273 

■n, Grant J ...211 

in. Scuire 1 191 

•.• J, Kcrhert E ' 167 

%v\ Swire 187 



Page 

Hale, E. W 89 

Hall, Louis M 99 

Hall, W. P 65 

Hanson. C. C 135 

Harris, Cummings 147 

Harris, R. W 165 

Harrison. C. M 281 

Harrison, Walter H 87 

Hai-sh. Geo 133 

Hayes, W. J 201 

Hays. J. W 9 

Heisemann. A. M 39 

Henning. Dr. B. G 26 

Henning, Dr. Max 31 

Hidinger, Leroy 173 

High, S. J 191 

Hinds. E. C 51 

Hitehings, W. H 117 

Houston, D. W 189 

Hudson, W. T 115 

Hughes, John H 151 

Hull, J. W 71 

Hunt, Alfred P 183 

Hunt, C. P 69 

Hunt, C. A 81 

Hurt, H. P 57 

Hurst, Henry 151 

James. W. Luther 183 

Johnston, R. 169 

Jones, Heber 67 

Jones, Homer K 285 

Jones, Otis 183 

Kaufman, Irving 171 

Kavanaugh, L. T 207 

Kaye, Samuel 81 

Kelley. T. H 65 

Kelly. Father 223 

Kelly. J. E 231 

Kennedy, Wm. M 86 

Kincannon. Dr. A. A. i 35 

King. Earl 146 

King, Thos. B 201 

Lange. F. W 211 

Lanier. P. W 197 

Leake, Memory E 155 

Leatherman. S. R 79 

Leonard. R. L 137 

Lewis, Dr. A. C 171 

Lewis. W..H 196 

Liebkemann. G. F 157 

Lilly. John 225 

Locke, Thos. J., Jr 153 

Love, Geo. C 205 

Lowrance, C. J 71 

Macrae. G. W 53 

Maiden. Orin S 167- 

Martin, John D 177 

Martin, N. Hill 117 

Mason, Charles R 169 

Mather, J. 1 101 

Maurelian, Brother 97 

Maury. Dr. R. B 67 

McCadden, J. E 156 

McCadden, W. P 61 

McCormick. G rover N 197 

McFaddcn. John E 201 

McGiihey, T. A 181 

McNulty, Squire 159 

McShane, E. R 79 

McTighe. C. M 73 

McWilliams. R. H. & G. A 259 

Memphis Baseball Association 257 

Memphis Con. Gas & Electric Co... 265-267 

Memphis Hotel Co 261 

Memphis Queensware Co 263 

Memphis Street Railway Co 245-247 

Michie. Dr. W. T 113 

Miles, Lovick P 179 

Mississippi Delta Planting Co 249 

Mitchell, Dr. Edward Clay 95 

Moening, Rev. Francis 235 

Monteverde. F. L 119 

Monteverde, P. A 119 

Montgomery, R. E 85 

Mooney, C. P. J 11 

Moore, Chas. R 177 

Moore. John 1 133 

Moore, Wm. R 233 

Morgan, A. E 173 

Morriss, Robt. L 55 

Morriss, Wm. D 63 

Moskovitz. M 203 

Murrah, W. F 156 

Murray, J. A 165 

Newberger, Jos 59 

Newsum. B. W 281 

Newton. Dan C 175 

Nevils, J. A 187 

Norville, Jos. H. .. ; 161 

Omberg, Frank S. .Q v.; 285 

Oinberg, J. A H y 109 



Page 

Ottinger, J. C 205| 

Overton, Wm 33/ 

Ozburn, N. F 14^ 

Pantaze. C. D 28i'l 

Parkes. J. A 277\ 

Parrish, H. J 191 /. 

Pashby. C. C , 201 > 

Pearson. E. .J 281 

Peppei-, J. R ^^ 93 

Phelan, P. H., Jr. .<T. 179 

Picard, Milton 181 

Porter, Dr. A. R 103 

Prescott, R. H 141 

Primrose, Dr. John W 209 

Proutt, F. G 105 

Ramier, J. F 127 

Kamsey, K. W., Jr 15o 

Rankin, J. E 191 

Ransom, W. A 211 

Rawitzer. Emil C 177 

Raymond, J. M 195 

Read. S. P 15 

Reeves, W. T 67 

Richard.son, St. George 151 

Roach. M. J 43 

Roach, Stansell & Co 261-253 

Roper. H. J 27i". 

Roper, W. E 275 

Ryon, Edw. S 27'.l 

Salsbury, L. K ivg 

Scheibler, J. W ! 233 

Schloss, G. M 193 

Scholder, C. 127 

Schonberger, M 203 

Schulte, Chas. W 217 

Schwill. Otto 283 

Scott. Alex Y 177 

Scruggs, Thos. M 177 

Seessel, Arthur N 193 

Shafer, A. B 173 

Smith. C. D 87 

Smith, J. Theo 169 

Somerville, Dr. W. G 63' — 

Specht. Joseph ■. 229 

Speed, R. A 109 

Stanley. R. G 99 

Stansell. Walker 73 

Stanton. Wm. M 197 

Stark. Ja.s. E 51 

Steinberg, Samuel 193 

Sternberger. W. G 181 

Slickley. R. H 153 

Stinison, Harry 179 

Stotz. W. J 169 

Strain, C. R 139 

Sutton. E. S 179 

Sykes. Eugene L 153 

Tate, J. E 167 

Taylor, A. R 91 

Thomas. J. L 163 

Thomason, J. B 189, 

Thompson, Duncan L 145 i 

Thompson, Frank 55 / 

Tidwell, Geo. M 126/ 

Tomlinson, H. D 41/ 

Toombs. Dr. Percy W ;0,1| 

Towner, R. Paul 129 

Turner, E. F 181 

Tutwiler. T. H 93 



LTnited Stores. Inc 

Van Vleet. P. P 

Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co. 

Venn, Frank H 

Vinton, T. O 



. . .267 

... 29 
. ..266 
... 91 
...189 

Waddell. St. John 283 

Wagner, C. J 283 

Walker. Sam P 131 

Walsh. Anthony 219 

Walsh. A. P 143 

Walsh, J. T 46 

Walsh. J. T., Jr 143 

Waring. Roane 131 

Watkins, W. B 207 

Weatherford, J. H 89 

Whitaker. Jas. F 185 

White. E. K 149 

White. Wm 167 

Whitfield. H. L 281/ 

Whitman. C. T 27/ 

Wiewer. Father Aloysius 2/ 

Williams, John Sneed 

Williams. R. B 

Williamson. J. W 

Williamson. S. M 

W'inkelman. Henry T 

Wood, Dr. Percy H 

Wood. W. H ./ 

Wright. Eldridge E / 

Wright. Cen. Luke E / 

York, J. B ' 

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